Soul Beat, Volume 1: The Payback cover:Paperback Eighth grader Drew Ellis is

Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying “You have to work twice as hard to be just as good

She asks: Why

and the inspiration to motivate readers to find body liberation and

and the narrative thrust of compelling fiction

A lot of the stuff that gives my neighborhood a bad name

Soul Beat, Volume 1: The Payback cover:Paperback Eighth grader Drew Ellis isSuch is the case when Dante tries to defend his friend and mentor, Ben, from being killed by the worst person imaginable: the Devil himself! Now targeted by the forces of evil for his interference, Dante must use the knowledge his mentor left him and hone his newfound spiritual powers, not only to save his own life but to destroy the Devil before more lives are ruined. To his surprise, hes not alone. A centuries long feud between Heaven and Hell