 |
 |
 |
|||
|
John Dreamer Meet the author Elise Celine (Ages 13+) |
Saving Baby Doe Meet the author Danette Vigilante (Ages 10+) |
The Milk of Birds Meet the author Sylvia Whitman (Ages 14+) |
Leah Konen
Dear Reader: I had no idea how much THE AFTER GIRLS would mean to me when I began writing. It started as a story of friendship and loss — and haunting love — as I followed teens Ella and Sydney as they tried to understand their best friend, Astrid's, mysterious suicide. I was halfway through when I learned a college friend had passed away at just 26. I spent the weekend of her funeral crying, laughing and getting sunburned on the beach as we mourned her, and celebrated her. Loss became more real to me than ever before, but in a weird way, so did friendship, love... and even hope. I knew THE AFTER GIRLS had to be true to that. Booklist called THE AFTER GIRLS, "a sensitive look at the wake of a friend's suicide, infused with genuine emotion, hope, and just enough well-placed romance." I think you'll enjoy it as much as they did. To enter to win 1 of 5 SIGNED COPIES of THE AFTER GIRLS, email me at leahkonen@gmail.com (winners will be selected randomly). I'm also available to Skype or Google Hangout with your book group. Happy reading, Leah Konen LeahKonen.com @leahkonen facebook.com/leahkonenauthor
The After Girls / Leah Konen / Merit Press
Price: $17.99 / ISBN: 1440561087 / Published: April, 2013 Ages 12+ / YA Fiction |