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Wildflower
Upper Middle grade historical
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In the honored tradition of Southern Gothic, Susan Gabriel seamlessly blends
the culture, the pathos, and the humor of the American south in WILDFLOWER,
her debut middle-grade historical novel.
With prose as lush and colorful as the American South, Wildflower is
powerful and poignant, brimming with energy and angst, humor and hope.
Set in 1940s Appalachia, Wildflower tells the story of Louisa May
“Wildflower” McAllister, whose life has been shaped around the recent death
of her beloved father in a sawmill accident. While her mother hardens in her
grief, Wildflower and her three sisters must cope with their loss
themselves, as well with as the demands of daily survival. Despite these
hardships, Wildflower has a resilience that is forged with humor, a love of
the land, and an endless supply of questions to God, as defined by the
preacher of their small rural church.
Johnny Monroe, the town’s teenage ne’er-do-well, begins to set his sights on
Wildflower, who does her best to ignore his advances. After Johnny’s younger
sister, Ruby, is found hanging dead in an oak tree, Wildflower overhears the
awful secret that Ruby was “with child.” With Ruby gone, Johnny’s attention
toward Wildflower becomes more ominous. What happens next will leave readers
shocked, touched, and finally, as transformed as Wildflower.
The worlds of family, friendship, mourning, and love are explored in this
moving, often humorous, novel about healing and hope.
A character-driven novel reminiscent of the work of Reynolds Price in its
ability to create a truly original Southern voice, Wildflower is certain to
be embraced by fans from Deborah Wiles (Each Little Bird That Sings) to
Katherine Hannigan (Ida B) to Susan Patron (The Higher Power of Lucky).
Quentin And The Cave Boy
Middle grade novel
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The Stone Age meets the TEENage in this comedic
"Encino Man" set in middle school …
Quentin Moss is an average 13-year-old boy with an anything-but-average
problem: the cave boy he dreamed about last night has shown up, alive and
smelly, in his bedroom. As past and present collide with comic consequences,
Quentin must hide the secret identity of his new friend who is fascinated by
zippers and loves to flush the toilet—over and over again.
Before the day is over, Quentin and his best friend, Buzz, have to find a
way to help the homesick cave boy get back to his home—thousands of years in
the past. But first they have to get through the school day, where they
attempt to pass Moss off as a cousin from California and try to impress
girls to disastrous results. Then there’s Quentin’s big sister and his
over-protective mom, not to mention literally running smack-dab into
real-live robbers! Throughout their adventure, both Quentin and his
prehistoric guest learn not only to appreciate each other, but also their
own place and time in history.
Quentin may not be the cutest, smartest guy in school, but the way he deals
with the greatest adventure of his life to date will have readers of all
ages laughing out loud.
