Un tempo stella della classe, questo autore ha trovato conforto nella scrittura durante un difficile periodo di malattia. Questa esperienza gli ha insegnato a "sentire" sulla carta, plasmando profondamente la sua voce letteraria. Dopo essersi ripreso e aver ottenuto l'abilitazione all'insegnamento, ha scoperto il potere curativo dei bambini e della narrazione, che influenza profondamente il suo lavoro. La sua scrittura attinge a "anni perduti" personali, intessendo speranza in narrazioni ispirate dalla quiete della vita rurale e dal vasto cielo notturno.
Jonah has loved Stormi since she literally dropped from the sky during a tornado when they were young. But Jonah is stuck in the friend zone. On top of everything, he has severe scoliosis and seizures, whereas Stormi is beautiful and talented. But she also has the ability to know things before they happen, a dangerous gift within their small town.
Set in a dystopian 2250, a ruling class maintains power by controlling the world's sole water source and limiting access to knowledge. Amidst their surveillance of the privileged "Topper" society and the oppressed "Water Rat" miners, a young boy emerges with the secret to a vital prophecy that could alter the course of their reality. His quest for truth and freedom holds the potential to challenge the oppressive regime and reshape the future.
Clara has spurned attachments since a tragedy she blames herself for. Then she meets Elias, who lives half his life in an imagined world called Salem, and who knows her secret. Clara sets out to learn what the Salem Elias knows---and finds herself falling for Elias's other half.