โA riveting coming-of-age story about a girl sleepwalking through a hot Midwestern summer until the sudden reappearance of her motherโand a new boy in townโchallenge her to dream bigger. Readers will eagerly follow Bliss as she discovers some rainbows are worth chasing.โ โLaura Ruby, two-time National Book Award Finalist and author ofย Bone Gapย
Seventeen-year-old Bliss Walker has been stuck in a home that doesnโt feel like hers for six years. Ever since Mama dropped her off and never came back.
Then, the summer before her senior year of high school, two things happen: Mama returns out of the blue, and Bliss meets Blake, a boy who listens like everything she has to say is worth hearing.
It should be a dream come true. But as the summer spins on, Bliss finds herself facing a painful choice: between the life sheโs always longed for, and the world sheโs starting to make for herself.
Raw and unvarnished, Jennifer Wilsonโs debut about one girlโs messy, unglamorous, very real summer in central Illinois is perfect for fans ofย Emergency Contactย andย Far from the Tree.
Jennifer Wilson grew up in central Illinois and, like Bliss, sheโs walked beans and detasseled corn in the damp summer heat. She holds an MFA in creative writing for children and young adults from Hamline University, and a BS in Education from Indiana University. She is currently braving the icy winters and soaking up the perfect summers in Minnesota, where she is an early childhood educator. When sheโs not writing or teaching, she is crafting and trying to keep her one plant alive. You can visit her at www.jenniferwilsonwrites.com.