In the time of ancient Netheril, when she was a greater goddess, she held the portfolios of the moon, moonlight, and stars beauty and purity love and marriage navigation and navigators tracking, wanderers, and seekers diviners and dreams good and neutral lycanthropes and autumn. In the 14 th and 15 th centuries DR, she held the portfolios of the moon, stars, navigation, navigators, wanderers, questers, seekers, and non-evil lycanthropes. Jake’s wonderfully vulnerable narration is full of foreboding, the supernatural elements are expertly incorporated, and a flurry of stunning reveals catapults the thoughtful, multilayered plot to a devastating yet hopeful conclusion.Blue, silver Church of Selûne Selûne ( pronounced: / s ɛˈ l uː n ɛ/ seh-LOON-eh or: / s ɛˈ l uː n eɪ/ seh-LOON-ay ), also known as Our Lady of Silver, the Moonmaiden, and the Night White Lady, was the goddess of the moon in the Faerûnian pantheon. Mystery Scene raves: "History looms over Herren’s superior Southern gothic thriller, which sensitively explores the region’s legacy of racism and homophobia. As he explores his family history, he uncovers some dark secrets someone-or something-is willing to kill to keep hidden. Once Jake is there, he begins having strange experiences-flashes of memory, inexplicable emotions-that he can’t explain, and he keeps seeing something strange out in the woods. An archaeological team is excavating the ruins, looking for evidence to prove an old family legend-and there’s a meth lab just over the ridge. His grandmother’s land has been in Jake’s family since the early nineteenth century the ruins of the old plantation house are a short walk through the woods behind her home. VERDICT This debut novel belongs on the shelves of all libraries that serve high school readers."– School Library Journal, Īfter landing in the hospital after a bad breakup and an ensuing drug-and-alcohol binge, college student Jake Chapman is given two options: rehab, or spend the summer at his dying grandmother’s decaying home in rural Alabama. Daniel is a fresh take on LGTBQIA+ youth representation who many readers will gravitate to he is relatable without being stereotypical and his story is one young adults will want to read. It is a very keen move to draw that line very cleanly. "Ellzey’s novel is a sensitive story from a gifted writer.While the book has some triggering content, such as suicide attempts and mental illness, the author never equates Daniel’s mental struggles to his sexuality. There is no magical solution…An ultimately uplifting story that does not shy away from the discomfort of reality." – Kirkus Reviews, In real life, Daniel is a junior at Cranbrook Prep in Southern California, having transferred to the school for a fresh start following a suicide attempt over the summer… The portrayals of mental illness and trauma recovery are handled honestly and sensitively. There are no strict, distant parents in Neverland, no homophobic classmates, no pressure for him to be someone he isn’t. "In his daydreams, Daniel, who is White and Korean, is the confident leader of the Lost Boys who spends his days seeking treasure and battling Captain Hook. Or maybe Jiwon is the one who will finally break Daniel free.Ĭontent warning: Emotional trauma, attempted suicide, mental illness. He meets Jiwon Yoon-another cross-country runner, who may be the first person to join Daniel in his Neverland daydreams. But when he joins Cranbrook Preparatory’s cross-country team, he starts to feel like he’s walking on his own two feet once again. Thrust into a mental health hospital and then into a brand-new high school, he struggles to hold on to reality while haunted by both his very-present past and his never-present parents. After jumping off the roof of his house in the middle of the night, Daniel Kim wakes up far from Neverland, his reprieve from the real world.
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