Bibliograph

In the wild light, Jeff Zentner

Type

Label

In the wild light, Jeff Zentner

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 14 & up, Crown Books for Young ReadersGrades 10-12, Crown Books for Young Readers

Literary Form

novels

Main title

In the wild light

Oclc number

1192303768

Responsibility statement

Jeff Zentner

Summary

Attending an elite prep school in Connecticut on a scholarship with his best friend (and secret love) science genius Delaney Doyle, sixteen-year-old Cash Pruitt, from a small town in East Tennessee, struggles with emotional pain and loss until his English teacher suggests writing poetryCash lost his mother to an opioid addiction and his Papaw is dying slowly from emphysema. Dodging drug dealers and watching out for his best friend (and person of his heart), Delaney, is second nature. When Delaney makes a scientific discovery that gets them both full rides at an elite prep school in Connecticut, Cash has to make a choice. Will he gp with her to Connecticut, or stay in Tennessee with the grandparents who saved him? -- adapted from jacket

Target audience

adolescent

Classification