Ash Parsons zet zich sinds haar studententijd in voor de belangenbehartiging van kinderen en jongeren. Haar recente ervaring als docent Engels aan middelbare scholieren in plattelands-Alabama, waar ze getuige was van hun worstelingen met schijnbaar onoverkomelijke uitdagingen, vormde een diepgaande inspiratiebron voor haar debuutroman. Ze heeft ook bijgedragen aan het onderwijs door creatief schrijven en mediastudies op universitair niveau te doceren. Parsons' achtergrond informeert haar literaire werk diepgaand.
"High-schooler Jason, who lives with a drunk, abusive father at home, hopes to earn enough money to escape with his younger sister, Janie, by being tough at school, but the stakes grow ever more dangerous and soon even his fists and ability to think on his feet are not enough to keep his head above water."--
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A gripping and romantic story of true love, grief, and human connection, previously published as The Falling Between Us. A Junior Library Guild Selection!Roxanne Rox Stewart has always loved Joshua Shu Blackbird--before the world loved him too. Eight months ago, Rox and Shu were stuck in their tiny middle-of-nowhere hometown with no prospects of leaving. But after Joshua posts a performance of an original song on YouTube, he becomes an overnight sensation. Suddenly, the boy Rox loves is a massive celebrity on a whirlwind national tour, catapulting to dizzying heights of fame.The new life is glamorous and exciting for both of them--but it's not long before the stress and complication of being in the public eye begins weighing them down. With the constant hunger of managers, diehard fans called Birdies, record execs, paparazzi, and family all leeching onto Joshua--it seems impossible for Shu to survive the gauntlet of fame, and stay the person she always knew.Then one day, Joshua Blackbird disappears. Was it an accident? Was it intentional? Rox will stop at nothing to find out the truth, even if no one else believes there's something to find. She won't let go of her love--the boy she knows is still out there.
A wildly entertaining YA thriller-comedy about three best friends who sneak into an influencers-only festival event (gone wrong), only to discover a killer is in their midst.