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The lives of four teenagers are capsized by a shocking school shooting and its aftermath in this powerful debut novel, a coming-of-age story with the haunting power of Station Eleven and the bittersweet poignancy of Everything I Never Told You.As members of the yearbook committee, Nick, Zola, Matt, and Christina are eager to capture all the memorable moments of their junior year at Lewis and Clark High School - the plays and football games, dances and fund-drives, teachers and classes that are the epicenter of their teenage lives. But how do you document a horrific tragedy - a deadly school shooting by a classmate? Struggling to comprehend this cataclysmic event - and propelled by a sense of responsibility to the town, their parents, and their school - these four "lucky" survivors vow to honor the memories of those lost, and also, the memories forgotten in the shadow of violence.
About the Author
Anne Valente is the author of the debut novel, Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down (Willam Morrow/HarperCollins, 2016) , and the short story collection, By Light We Knew Our Names (Dzanc Books, 2014) . She is also the author of the fiction chapbook, An Elegy for Mathematics (Bull City Press, 2017) . Her short stories appear in One Story, The Kenyon Review, The Southern Review and The Chicago Tribune, and her essays appear in The Believer and The Washington Post. Originally from St. Louis, she teaches creative writing and literature at Hamilton College.
