The Purpose Piece

About the Book

Purpose Piece is written from the perspective of young musician Joanie. Joanie is convinced that her triangle does not serve a big enough purpose in the symphony. She feels like she must be like everyone else to be a good musician. But with the help of her friends, Joanie comes to appreciate the perfect purpose that has been in her the whole time. Joanie gains a new sense of confidence as she not only learns to love her special talents, but also learns to love herself. Purpose Piece hopes to inspire each reader to love their innate, unique qualities, and how they make the world more colorful and meaningful.

About the Author

Allison Carlson is a 17 year old junior in high school who hopes to change the world. From a young age she has always felt a strong sense of self and purpose which was instilled in her through her parents and a strong Christ centered community. Through this, Allison cultivated a deep connection with her heart and who she wanted to be. However, getting to high school she realized that this wasn’t normal for teens or even young kids to feel. Many people seem to be lost between who they are, and who they think they should be. Purpose Piece strives to help this generation and the next overcome their feeling of hopelessness and emptiness by learning about who they are, learning to love themselves, and learning how they can make a beautiful impact on their community.