“[A] deeply interior story sheds necessary light on an otherwise unspoken pain. A must-read.”
—Rita Williams-Garcia, Newbery Honor Author
Named Best Fiction for Young Adults—Young Adult Services,
American Library Association
About A Trick of the Light
Mike Welles had everything under control. But that was before. Now things are rough at home, and they're getting confusing at school. He's losing his sense of direction, and he feels like he's a mess. Then there's a voice in his head. A friend, who's trying to help him get control again. More than that—the voice can guide him to become faster and stronger than he was before, to rid his life of everything that's holding him back. To figure out who he is again. If only Mike will listen.
About Lois
Lois Metzger is the author of six novels for young adults and two nonfiction books about the Holocaust for middle-school readers. She has edited five books of original short stories, and her own short stories have appeared in anthologies all over the world. She grew up in Queens, New York City, and her novels take place in the fictional neighborhood of Belle Heights, Queens, where her imagination seems to live. Nothing much happens in Belle Heights except for the seismic changes in her characters. She now lives in Manhattan near Washington Square Park with her husband, environmental writer Tony Hiss.
Praise for Lois’s Work
“Davis’ tale of love and loss, expertly woven around the lives of two women who have nothing—and yet everything—in common, inspires hope that our own happy endings might be biding their time, ready to show up when and where we least expect them…”
—Kerry Anne King, bestselling author ofWhisper Me This and Everything You Are
“Davis’ tale of love and loss, expertly woven around the lives of two women who have nothing—and yet everything—in common, inspires hope that our own happy endings might be biding their time, ready to show up when and where we least expect them…”
—Kerry Anne King, bestselling author ofWhisper Me This and Everything You Are
“Davis’ tale of love and loss, expertly woven around the lives of two women who have nothing—and yet everything—in common, inspires hope that our own happy endings might be biding their time, ready to show up when and where we least expect them…”
—Kerry Anne King, bestselling author ofWhisper Me This and Everything You Are
“Davis’ tale of love and loss, expertly woven around the lives of two women who have nothing—and yet everything—in common, inspires hope that our own happy endings might be biding their time, ready to show up when and where we least expect them…”
—Kerry Anne King, bestselling author ofWhisper Me This and Everything You Are
“Davis’ tale of love and loss, expertly woven around the lives of two women who have nothing—and yet everything—in common, inspires hope that our own happy endings might be biding their time, ready to show up when and where we least expect them…”
—Kerry Anne King, bestselling author ofWhisper Me This and Everything You Are
“Davis’ tale of love and loss, expertly woven around the lives of two women who have nothing—and yet everything—in common, inspires hope that our own happy endings might be biding their time, ready to show up when and where we least expect them…”
—Kerry Anne King, bestselling author ofWhisper Me This and Everything You Are
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