Where Things Come Back
By: John Corey Whaley
Genre: young adult
Pages: 228
Published: 2012
Read: September
3 out of 5
Imagine a small quaint town where
nothing unique ever happens. This is Lily, Arkansas.
Then one summer, a rare extinct woodpecker is sighted and the town is never
the same. Whaley weaves such a unique
story; where the ordinary merges with the extraordinary. While the story is
well conceived it is not in the same genre as the popular young adult novels,
therefore some teens may struggle to maintain interest in the plot. That is
until the two seemly unrelated plots collide and the novel soars. I hope the readers continue on the flight
because it will be worth the ride. Whaley
entangles a little of everything in this story and with a little mystery, love
and imagination you will be unable to put the book down. I also had the honor of meeting and hearing Whaley
speak last October at the Austin Teen Book Festival in Austin, Texas. He is truly a fantastic speaker and
understands what teens need today.
Whaley's second novel, Noggin, comes out in April 2014. You can read about it and more at www.johncoreywhaley.com.
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