![]() ![]() I don't remember life before Mim, and I don't want to. Another swashbuckling action sequence: A wonderfully bizarre scene in which Mim witnesses hand-to-hand combat in a rural Kentucky gas station owned by a gay couple feels as if it came straight out of a grind-house flick. Accolades for Mosquitoland: - ABA Indies Introduce Debut Authors and New Voices title - A Junior Library Guild selection 'In Mosquitoland, David Arnold has created one of the most unique narrative voices to show up in the world of young adult fiction. She may not be fighting aliens in a postapocalyptic world, but she does fend off a poncho-wearing pervert in a rest-stop bathroom with the help of some projectile vomit. Mim’s problems feel real and her motivations urgent, but the incidents and characters she encounters take on an almost fantastical tone. After stealing emergency funds from Kathy, Mim sets off on a 947-mile trek back to Ohio, but a shockingly gory Greyhound bus accident warns you right away that this isn’t going to be an easy or normal road trip. Mosquitoland by David Arnold Hardcover (Spanish-language Edition) 26. The 16-year-old has been forced to move from Cleveland to Mississippi with her dad and annoying stepmother, Kathy-parents who both pressure their daughter to take antipsychotic drugs for her emotional problems and seem to be covering up some disturbing facts about her real mom. Mim Malone’s parents have recently divorced. homegirl Mim Malone because shes glowing with wisdom. ![]() ![]() He is represented by Dan Lazar at Writers House. His second book, Kids of Appetite, is tentatively set for a Fall 2016 release. At first glance it looks like a typical Teen Problem Novel. His debut novel, Mosquitoland, will be published by Viking/Penguin on March, 3rd 2015. ![]()
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