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Fourteen Days

A powerful story of youth, friendship, and finding your voice!

Raymond Sierra crafts 1985’s sweltering tension: a slacker’s last summer of baseball and rebellion. Bullies, brotherly shadows, and a neighbor’s rage ignite when hidden fireworks promise chaos. Adolescence shatters in fourteen relentless days.

About The Book

Fourteen Days

In the sweat-soaked summer of 1985, fourteen-year-old David McAlister braces for high school’s looming shadow. Branded “The Ultimate Slacker” by his family, he escapes into backyard baseball with his tight-knit crew: stoic Nick, brash Evan, and brainy Jessie. But when a stray ball lands in the yard of Willie, a neighbor whose rage simmers like the July heat, their fragile.

About The Author

Raymond Sierra

Raymond Sierra writes with the visceral clarity of someone who knows dust on baseball bats and the weight of brotherly shadows. His prose, unflinching yet darkly lyrical, crackles with the tension of 1985’s fading innocence, where picket fences guard simmering rage and fireworks wait in damp basements.

Blogs & Articles: Conversations Around the Book

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Real Readers, Raw Reactions

No hype, no fluff. Just honest thoughts from folks who lived in David’s world.



Mark T.,
Teacher (Ohio)
David's voice hooked me from page one. That 'slacker' kid energy? Felt like my own teenage years. Raymond Sierra nails how it feels to be stuck between not caring and caring too much. The way David notices everything – his brother's shadow, Willie's nasty glares, even the dust on that baseball bat – made me feel 14 again. Just real.


Chloe R.,
Librarian (Michigan)
Forget nostalgia – this book is 1985. The sticky heat, arcade mentions, Vick's smeared on your chest… Sierra doesn't just describe it; you live it. I kept smelling cut grass and cheap peanut butter sandwiches. It's not all rose-tinted, though. That tension under the suburbia? Felt like my own Midwest childhood. More authentic than any documentary.


Dev P.,
Social Worker (Illinois)
Okay, Willie scared the crap out of me. Not some cartoon villain – just a bitter dude next door. That scene where he chucks their tennis ball down the alley? Chilling. Sierra makes you feel how real fear works for kids: quiet, everyday, and way more about glares than guns. Still thinking about that shed and his dog. Neighborhood horror at its finest.


Elena K.,
Nurse (Wisconsin)
The bread argument wrecked me! That mix of guilt, humor, and Mom's exhausted 'money doesn't grow on trees' – so relatable. Sierra gets how families love you, but also suffocate you. Johnnie isn't just the 'perfect brother'; he's a ghost haunting David's life. And Lady, the dog? MVP. Made me call my own annoying/loyal childhood pet.


Ben L.,
Musician (Indiana)
Wasn't expecting fireworks (literally!) to hit so hard. Sierra plants tiny things early – like Johnnie's bat or that basement stash – and you almost forget them. Then BAM. Those last chapters? Read 'em in one sitting. Not action-packed, just… inevitable. Like life. You know David's avoiding something big, and when it crashes down, you feel every bit of his panic.

Real Readers, Raw Reactions

No hype, no fluff. Just honest thoughts from folks who lived in David’s world.



Mark T.,
Teacher (Ohio)
David's voice hooked me from page one. That 'slacker' kid energy? Felt like my own teenage years. Raymond Sierra nails how it feels to be stuck between not caring and caring too much. The way David notices everything – his brother's shadow, Willie's nasty glares, even the dust on that baseball bat – made me feel 14 again. Just real.


Chloe R.,
Librarian (Michigan)
Forget nostalgia – this book is 1985. The sticky heat, arcade mentions, Vick's smeared on your chest… Sierra doesn't just describe it; you live it. I kept smelling cut grass and cheap peanut butter sandwiches. It's not all rose-tinted, though. That tension under the suburbia? Felt like my own Midwest childhood. More authentic than any documentary.


Dev P.,
Social Worker (Illinois)
Okay, Willie scared the crap out of me. Not some cartoon villain – just a bitter dude next door. That scene where he chucks their tennis ball down the alley? Chilling. Sierra makes you feel how real fear works for kids: quiet, everyday, and way more about glares than guns. Still thinking about that shed and his dog. Neighborhood horror at its finest.


Elena K.,
Nurse (Wisconsin)
The bread argument wrecked me! That mix of guilt, humor, and Mom's exhausted 'money doesn't grow on trees' – so relatable. Sierra gets how families love you, but also suffocate you. Johnnie isn't just the 'perfect brother'; he's a ghost haunting David's life. And Lady, the dog? MVP. Made me call my own annoying/loyal childhood pet.


Ben L.,
Musician (Indiana)
Wasn't expecting fireworks (literally!) to hit so hard. Sierra plants tiny things early – like Johnnie's bat or that basement stash – and you almost forget them. Then BAM. Those last chapters? Read 'em in one sitting. Not action-packed, just… inevitable. Like life. You know David's avoiding something big, and when it crashes down, you feel every bit of his panic.

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