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In the Wild Light
A Young Adult General Fiction Novel by Jeff Zentner
Subgenres:
- Coming-of-Age,
- Contemporary,
- Found Family
This book is for you if you're into...
- Appalachian coming-of-age stories shaped by loss and loyalty
- Tight-knit friendships tested by big opportunities and tough choices
- Teens navigating grief, found family, and culture shock at elite schools
A poignant coming-of-age novel about two best friends whose friendship is tested when they get the opportunity to leave their impoverished small town for an elite prep school. For fans of Looking for Alaska.
Life in a small Appalachian town is not easy. Cash lost his mother to an opioid addiction and his Papaw is dying slowly from emphysema. Dodging drug dealers and watching out for his best friend, Delaney, is second nature. He's been spending his summer mowing lawns while she works at Dairy Queen.
But when Delaney manages to secure both of them full rides to an elite prep school in Connecticut, Cash will have to grapple with his need to protect and love Delaney, and his love for the grandparents who saved him and the town he has to leave behind.
Jeff Zentner's new novel is a beautiful examination of grief, found family, and young love.
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