WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? THREE YA AUTHORS ON DANGER, DISAPPEARANCES & DIFFICULT DECISIONS

Three young adult authors bring real main character energy to their thrilling new novels about the complexities of family, friendships, and romance in a desperate search for answers. In ALLY CONDIE’s novel The Only Girl in Town, every single person in July Fielding’s small town has disappeared. No family. No friends. Her only chance at unraveling the mystery of their disappearance is a series of objects, each a reminder of the people she loved most. And a mysterious message: GET TH3M BACK. In Thieves’ Gambit by KAYVION LEWIS, master thief Ross Quest enters a series of dangerous, international heists, her mother’s life hanging in the balance. She will have to decide who to con and who to trust before time runs out. In MARK OSHIRO’s Into the Light, Manny takes a chance on a new future after being cast out of his family and driven into the wilderness. Eli lives in a secluded community that raised him to believe his obedience would be rewarded. When an unidentified body is found, both young men must face their biggest fears and confront their past, present, and future. Moderating is DR. PRECIOUS SYMONETTE, Miami-Dade Public Schools educator and the founder of the Florida Freedom Writers Foundation.

Buy The Only Girl in Town. – Condie

Buy Thieves’ Gambit. – Lewis

Buy Into the Light. – Oshiro