We can rarely keep Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why on the shelf since
it is so popular with student readers and they will undoubtedly be excited to
learn that he has a new book being published this week: What Light. I have had a chance to see a preview excerpt and
found it to be a very different type of book; the focus is on romance for
Sierra whose family runs a Christmas tree farm in Oregon. Every year, she moves with them to California
for the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas when the tress are sold from
their lot. That’s also when she shifts between lifelong friends, joining
Heather for a few weeks and this year, discovering a strong attraction to Caleb
who has a troubled past.
Calling What Light “an uplifting
story about love,” Jay Asher explains that “themes of hope and forgiveness have
been at the center of my interactions with teens.” Our copy of What
Light is on order – it seems especially likely to appeal to late middle
schoolers and younger high school students, particularly fans of titles such as
Gordon Korman’s Son of the Mob and those browsing for a feel good holiday read. I am looking forward to hearing students’ thoughts and reactions to
these characters.
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