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From the author of Tash Hearts Tolstoy comes a funny, moving novel about the lengths we'll go to make dreams our dreams come true that's perfect for fans of Shaun David Hutchinson and Rainbow Rowell.Slater, Kansas, is a small town where not much seems to happen. Stella dreams of being a space engineer. After Stella's mom dies by suicide and her brother runs off to Red Sun, the local hippie commune, Stella is forced to bring her dreams down to earth to care for her sister, Jill. Galliard has only ever known life inside Red Sun. There, people accept his tics, his Tourette's. But when he's denied Red Sun's resident artist role, which he believed he was destined for, he starts to imagine a life beyond the gates of the compound... The day Stella and Galliard meet, there is something in the air in their small town.



About the Author

Kathryn Ormsbee

Kathryn Ormsbee is the author of books for children and young adults, including TASH HEARTS TOLSTOY and THE HOUSE IN POPLAR WOOD. Her novels have been critically acclaimed, translated into seven languages, selected for the Indie Next List and Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and made "best of" lists at Amazon, BuzzFeed, and the Chicago and New York Public Libraries. She lives in Oregon with her wife and their dog.



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