As youth minister at Richard Allen AME Church, Ernest Signor became more and more concerned about the plight of Bermuda's young people.Worried that the word of God was being drowned out by the high-tech buzz around them, he decided to rewrite certain books of the Bible to better appeal to young people.“My biggest concern is young people are totally distracted with nothing,” said Mr Signor. “To try to get good substance into a pool of nothing, it gets diluted. How do you give them good vision and substance for worth in their own life, when all these other things are giving them a false image of who they really are?“I have written poetry most of my adult life, but never thought it would come to this. I never considered writing poetry to have any worth, but I wrote one of these books and when someone saw the rough draft they suggested we should publish it.”A general contractor by trade, Mr Signor hopes that the ‘Book of Esther', the ‘Book of David', the ‘Book of Moses' and others will help Bermuda's young people see that they are somebody.“We are saying, yes you are a regular person, but you could be someone special. How can we make a difference in a society of young people who don't really have a clue who they are?”The books are published by Richard Allen AME Church's youth ministry, Kingdom Links Youth Ministry. They are published in a hip-hop style, and illustrated in a trendy, cartoonish way.“The illustrations were done by an oversees illustrator called David Wilson,” said Mr Signor. “We were trying for years to get someone local to illustrate the books, but we couldn't get a commitment. It looks like a children's book but it is really geared to teenagers and older. This age group is targeted by the mass media by the music and theatre realms. The media has become a divisive tool to distract teenagers. We are trying to come in with the same type of angle, but give them biblical content. These books are very dramatic and have a lot of action. It creates a good stimulator for good reading and excitement.”They have published eight books of the Bible so far, and more are in the works.“The books are all kept short so the kids don't become intimidated,” said Mr Signor. “The average young adult wouldn't want to read 54 chapters of the Bible.”And so far the reaction to the books has been good. The ‘Book of Esther' has been out for four months and is almost sold out. And the youth that Mr Signor works with have also responded positively. All proceeds from book sales go back into a fund to pay for more books.The books are available at Hamilton Pharmacy, Brown & Co and Heritage Bookstore.