Forget Me Not (Simon Pulse, Fall 2012). A novel in verse. Ally Cassell finds herself on an abandoned hallway of Raven Valley High School, not sure how she got there but knowing she has nowhere else to go. She is the recent victim of a string of malicious hate texts circulating the school, but that is the least of her problems. She soon discovers that there are ghosts inhabiting the hallway, ghosts who don't want her to ever leave their domain. Take Me
There (Simon Pulse,
a division of Simon & Schuster - 2010). A YALSA QUICK PICK for Reluctant Readers. Dylan
Dawson loves poetry, but can't write down the words and lines coursing through
his brain because he is dyslexic. After a stint in juvie, he decides to get
his life together so he can be with rich, beautiful Jess, but one fateful
night changes everything and he soon finds himself on the run from
the law and an LA gang. He goes in search of his estranged father who is
in prison in Texas, hoping to find answers, and discovering that some
questions may be better off unasked.
Comfort (Houghton Mifflin - 2002). Kenny dreams of a life away from Comfort, Texas, far from his ex-convict father and the crazy, workaholic mother. When he discovers a talent for poetry, he begins to plot the moment that will change his life. Comfort is an IRA notable book, it received an award from the Texas Institute of Letters, and was on the TAYSHAS (Texas Library Association) reading list.
I've just put both your published books on hold from my public library. Any chance you could put me on a list for an ARC or FORGET ME NOT? It sounds great and I want to start reviewing most verse novels on my blog. I have one coming out next year from Orca Books
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