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Casey, Tyndall, and Devon-kids from Southern Hollow subdivision-have been falling in and out of love with each other, and always at the wrong time. It's a Thursday night in September 2019, their senior year. Anything seems possible. And Casey's band, New Wave Vultures, packs them in on teen night at…
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This novel felt so timely and real it often took my breath away. The writing is lyrical, the dialogue brilliant with rhythms of music and moments of humor that left me laughing out loud. Three teenagers, who’ve been close since childhood, find themselves facing myriad dysfunctions common to left-behind communities of our time, but each of the cumulative family and societal pressures are genuine, not forced. One of the friends, Tyndall, is autistic. I don’t know how Steve Yates gained his insights into the thoughts and voice of an autistic teen, but she’s stunning both inside and out. Blessedly, the…
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