

Here’s how I felt/my opinions about the book, sadly, because I wanted to love this: I LOVE all of Chris Heimerdinger’s tennis shoes books so I assumed I would be able to enjoy this. It showed me the power of love and how family is very important. It was very intense and very entertaining. It also shows this when Grandpa Lee comes to rescue the little children from the gang members. It also shows this when Kiddoni takes a bullet for Kerra. It shows this when Kerra risks everything by moving to Utah to keep her and her little brother together. Illusions- "No chance of being fooled by illusions now."(78)Fake Vitally-"Questions that hadn't mattered to a five-year-old girl, but that seemed vitally important now."(44)very important Kerra has been here before and she remembers a little hollow where she met her favorite Nephite Kiddoni.Įxpletive-"It almost sounded like an expletive"(86)Unreal While they are there Kerra finds memories that she hadn't had for a long time, the feeling of being a kid. After their mother passed away Kerra and Brock moved to a little town called Leeds, Utah to live with their aunt and uncle in order to not be split apart from each other by the government. He and his wife, Jessica, have two sons, Nolan and Walker.Plot- Kerra McConnell was raised by a drunken mother that couldn't even take care of herself so at a very young age Kerra had to learn how to take care of herself and her little rambunctious brother Brock. Matt is a native of Johnson City, Tennessee. He earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, master’s degree in sport management, and Doctor of Education degree in global sport leadership from ETSU. McGahey played baseball at Virginia Tech and ETSU.


During his time at ETSU, the department experienced record setting revenue generation and attendance at athletic events. Matt was instrumental in developing ETSU’s multi-media rights partnership with Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment and was the liaison between VWSE and ETSU for the athletic department's corporate partnerships. McGahey led ETSU’s external operations team and oversaw the areas of development, marketing, ticketing, communications, fan experience, the Buccaneer Sports Network and was the sport administrator for multiple teams.

McGahey worked at East Tennessee State University from 2009-2022 and served as the Deputy Athletic Director prior to his arrival in Colorado Springs. In addition, he will lead the development and implementation of externally focused strategic initiatives. These external units of oversight include development, marketing, ticketing and the department’s partnership with Learfield and Air Force Sports Properties. Matt McGahey is the Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Operations. In this capacity, McGahey oversees all external operations and revenue generating functions for Air Force Athletics.
