Summary
The Breakfast Club meets Stranger Things in this thrilling science fiction story about teens from the past and the future who travel across the astral plane to save the ones they love.
In 1986, Tommy Gaye is in love with his best friend, budding teen poet Renaldo Calabasas. But at the height of the AIDS crisis and amidst the homophobia running rampant across America, Tommy can never share his feelings. Then, one terrible night, Renaldo is struck by lightning. And he emerges from the s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593223772 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593223772 |
| Author: | Mike Albo |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin Workshop |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 6 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 312g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 21mm |
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A Town & Country Must-Read Book for Winter 2023
“The narrative’s myriad alternating perspectives and well-plotted timeline smartly propel intense action, and references to the AIDS crisis and an unnamed 2044 virus grounds this imaginative telling in contemporary reality.” —Publishers Weekly
“Albo explores the universal emotions of adolescence that not only span time and dimension but are ultimately connected in this lucid and thought-provoking novel with appealing and sympathetic characters.” —Booklist
“It all comes together in a remarkably smooth way, the layers of story building to an appropriately tragic and beautifully sculpted conclusion … while science fiction buffs may be the most likely audience, romance readers will also find a stunning love story within the shifting timelines.” —Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books
About The Author
Mike Albo
Mike Albo (he/him/his) is the author of the novels Hornito and The Underminer- The Best Friend Who Casually Destroys Your Life (co-written with Virginia Heffernan), as well as the novella The Junket and memoir Spermhood- Diary of a Donor. His articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, New Yorker, Town and Country, and many others. He also performs.
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