![]() Hunter and Chloe met in creative writing club, and he knew she kept a journal-but it’s missing. Hunter is upset, especially since it makes him look like a prime suspect, and a subsequent dramatic event draws more attention to the video. To make things worse, childhood friend Daniel informs Hunter that he’s making a true-crime documentary about Chloe. Small but mighty Livvy is an ardent defender of her brother and is fiercely in love with her girlfriend, Gabriela. Their dad has awkwardly attempted to pull his weight as a solo parent, and Hunter has stepped in and nurtured Livvy. Hunter’s own mom died when he was 15 and his sister, Olivia, was 12. When he attends the community vigil for her, Chloe’s mother publicly accuses Hunter of obstructing the investigation. In the small southern Kentucky city of Bentley, comments on social media condemn Hunter as responsible for Chloe’s disappearance. Seventeen-year-old Hunter Gifford has no memories of the car accident he was in the night of the homecoming dance with Chloe Summers, his now-missing girlfriend. Familiarity with the original book provides additional context and depth but isn’t essential to understanding the plot. Despite the presumed inevitability of a fatal end to the central romance between Orion and Valentino, Silvera subverts the trope of punishing gay characters with violent tragedy. The story confronts heavy topics like grief, abuse, and religious faith with complexity and care. Apart from Valentino and his twin sister, who are presumed White, most of the characters are Latine, including White-passing Orion, whose family is Puerto Rican. Silvera crafts a web of intricately interconnected character perspectives and conflicts around Orion and Valentino. This heart-pounding story follows the final day of the first Decker, or person who is going to die, and the national chaos of Death-Cast’s premiere. By coincidence or fate, their lives collide at a party in Times Square, and a single, historic phone call alters the courses of their futures. Unlike Orion, Valentino Prince, a model on the verge of his national debut, has no reason to anticipate Death-Cast’s call and isn’t sure if he believes the company’s claims. Orion Pagan, an aspiring author with a heart condition, hopes his phone won’t ring at midnight, but he knows Death-Cast’s call is coming soon. 12 & up)Ĭrowds gather across the United States for the launch of Death-Cast, a company that promises to change the world by predicting the deaths of everyone who subscribes in this prequel to They Both Die at the End (2017). But this novel-as-journal isn’t just the author’s conceit Tod’s writing skill, his clear prose and natural voice, makes sense as readers get to know him through his journal, in which he describes himself and his world and proves that maybe he’s more than a “ghetto juvenile delinquent,” which is just what Mrs. And despite his handwriting, his scrawl, his prose is quite good, raising the question, early on, of how a thug like Tod could be such a literate writer, let alone have read Moby-Dick, Oliver Twist and A Clockwork Orange. Woodrow, the guidance counselor and former English teacher, where his punishment is to write several pages per day in a composition notebook. Or is he? His friends have been sentenced by the disciplinary committee to endless hours of cleanup duty, but Tod, for some reason, is sent to daily detention with Mrs. Previously, he’s taken kids’ lunch money, broken eyeglasses, intimidated weaker kids. If you’re not ready to shop in-store, Scrawl Books hosts its full inventory online with free delivery in Reston, as well as options for in-store pick-up.Tod Munn is in trouble for breaking into school and vandalizing school property. Scrawl also offers a full lineup of arts and crafts supplies. ![]() Complement that book with a game or a puzzle, also available at Scrawl, or encourage creativity in a little one by getting them their first journal. Scrawl Books also boasts a robust collection of books for children if you’re looking for a gift. They range from indie books to bestsellers, from teen thrillers to adult-oriented nonfiction. The local, independent book shop is constantly sourcing new reads for its clientele. She and her staff continue to foster creativity and a love of literature at Scrawl Books. As a librarian and a Reston resident for more than two decades, she has ample experience cultivating new ideas and helping folks find their new favorite book. If supporting local business and innovative thinking are two things that are important to you, your values align well with Scrawl Books owner Rachel Wood.
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