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Author Presentation: An Evening with Two YA Novelists
July 27, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
An Evening with Two YA Novelists
Sam J Miller with Destroy All Monsters and Pratima Cranse with All the Major Constellations
Saturday, July 27, 2019 – 6:00pm
Join us for an evening with two young adult novelists–Cranse presenting her provocative and compelling novel that explores questions of identity, sexuality, and spirituality, and award winning Miller’s with latest, a gritty, crucial genre-bending book about the life-changing power of friendship.
Sam J. Miller’s Destroy All Monsters: A crucial, genre-bending tale, equal parts Ned Vizzini and Patrick Ness, about the life-saving power of friendship. Solomon and Ash both experienced a traumatic event when they were twelve. Ash lost all memory of that event when she fell from Solomon’s treehouse. Since then, Solomon has retreated further and further into a world he seems to have created in his own mind. One that insulates him from reality, but crawls with foes and monsters . . . in both animal and human form. As Solomon slips further into the place he calls Darkside, Ash realizes her only chance to free her best friend from his pain is to recall exactly what happened that day in his backyard and face the truth—together. Fearless and profound, Sam J. Miller’s follow up to his award-winning debut novel, The Art of Starving, spins an intimate and impactful tale that will linger with readers.
Pratima Cranse’s All the Major Constellations: When you’re about to face the world, who do you turn to? Andrew is leaving high school behind and looking ahead to a fresh start at college and distance from his not-so-secret infatuation: Laura Lettel. But when a terrible accident leaves him without the companionship of his two best friends, Andrew is cast adrift and alone—until Laura unexpectedly offers him comfort, friendship, and the support of a youth group of true believers, fundamentalist Christians with problems and secrets of their own. Andrew is curiously drawn to their consuming beliefs, but why? Is it only to get closer to Laura? And is Laura genuinely interested in Andrew, or is she just trying to convert him? This provocative and compelling debut novel will resonate deeply with readers as it explores questions of identity, sexuality, and spirituality.
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