TO SAVE A LIFE NOVEL WINS SILVER MEDAL IN 2009 MOONBEAM CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS.
Novel by Jim and Rachel Britts Made into Motion Picture, In Theaters January 2010

Outreach, Inc. is proud to announce that the upcoming novel, TO SAVE A LIFE written by Jim and Rachel Britts, has been awarded the Silver Medal in the 2009 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards in the category of Young Adult Fiction – Mature Issues. The awards will be presented Saturday, October 10 at the Marriott Charleston Town Center, in Charleston, WV. To Save A Life has already been made into a motion picture that will be in theatres January 2010, nationwide.

Jim and Rachel Britts have spent their lives working with teens: Rachel as a high school teacher and Jim as Next Generation Pastor at New Song Community Church. Both graduates of Biola University, Jim attended the prestigious film school — and later got involved in youth work dedicating his time to mentoring and caring for teenagers. Rachel, whose desire is to encourage creativity through writing and literature, shared her passion with Jim to write a story that could both help and inspire teens.

“Rachel and I really just wanted to empower teenagers to reach out to the hurting and lonely on their campus and literally be able to change the world by saving a life,” explains Jim. “We are honored to be nominated for this award and hope that this will help get this book in the hands of more teens.”

To Save a Life is the story of an all-star athlete, Jake Taylor. After a childhood friend’s death, Jake’s world spins out of control and he has to make changes in his life and sacrifice some dreams to save the lives of others.

The films trailer can be viewed at http://www.tosavealifemovie.com.

To Save A Life has been made into a feature film that will be in theaters January 2010. The film stars Randy Wayne (The Dukes of Hazard, Foreign Exchange), Sean Afable (Akeelah and the Bee, Phil of the Future), Deja Kreutzberg (CSI Miami, Law and Order), and Kim Hidalgo (Ball Don’t Lie, Scrubs).

Now in its third year, the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are poised to give attention to the years best in children’s literature and help encourage children in a life long passion for reading. Judges chose gold, silver and bronze medalists in 36 categories, covering the full range of children’s book genres from picture books to poetry; holiday to health issues.

The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are intended to bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their creators, and to support childhood literacy and life-long reading. The Awards recognize and reward the best of these books and bring them to the attention of parents, booksellers, librarians – and to children themselves.

For more information on the awards, please see http://www.moonbeamawards.com
For more information on the film, please see http://www.tosavealifemovie.com
For more information on the book, please see http://www.outreachpublishing.com

To Save A Life is published by Outreach, Inc and will be in stores November 2009.