Jack's Carousel: Can Love Overcome Deep Prejudice? is a novel about a teenage boy, Scott Giroux, who runs 500 miles away from his abusive, addicted parents to seek refuge with his grandfather, Jack Emerson. Scott fears his grandfather won't want him, but Jack welcomes him with open arms, love, and wise intuition. A widower of several years, Jack has recently met a vibrant woman, Kennocha Bryant, who is responsive to Jack's awkward attempts to ask her out for coffee. Kennocha is a counselor and