At the age of seven, Joe was a part of a cruise ship disaster that resulted in the death of his parents and the separation from him and his three older siblings. After fourteen years of a different life, Joe opens his mail to see an invitation to his sister's wedding. Before he knows it, Joe begins to struggle finding a balance between his old and new life. With constant night terrors and the inability to move on from the loss of his parents, Joe's troubles start to consume him. Joe must find a way to incorporate his old life into his new life, and accept the things he cannot control. We have all grown up with tales of survival, but the question Little Joe answers is: "What happens after the island?"

Stephanie Kast is originally from a tiny town of Dorchester, Ontario but moved to North Bay, Ontario to continue and grow her work in the arts. As a theatre artist her love of storytelling and characters has been a part of her since she was old enough to sit up and spin tales. She works as an actor in a professional touring company called The Proscenium Club, writes and directs her own work, and works as a textile artist on the side. This is her first published novel and hopes you enjoy reading it, as she enjoyed writing it.

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