Published: July 29, 2010
Chilling YA Novel Delves into the Darkness of One Boy's Mind
MINNEAPOLIS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - People say that art mimics life. But what if the boundary isn't so
clear? When one boy's eerie, dreamlike artwork sets off a chain of death
and destruction, a small Wisconsin town begins to unearth long-hidden
secrets. And for Christian Gage, the deeply troubled and talented
artist, neither life nor art will ever be the same. Written by Ilsa J.
Bick and published by Carolrhoda Lab , a new line of distinctive fiction
for young adults from Carolrhoda Books, Draw the Dark recounts
one boy's harrowing journey through the world of art and life, dream and
reality...and the places that lie between.
Seventeen-year-old Christian's troubled past follows him like a shadow:
the disappearance of his parents as a child, the suicide of his
first-grade teacher, the death of his Aunt Jean. It's no wonder that
nobody in the town of Winter, Wisconsin, seems to want Christian around.
Nobody, that is, but the ghosts that summon him out of bed one night to
spray-paint swastikas on the side of rich Old Man Eisenmann's barn.
Nobody but the mute Alzheimer's patient at the nursing home who holds a
secret identity only Christian can uncover. Nobody but the little Jewish
boy from the 1940s whose body Christian inhabits in his dreams.
As Christian pieces together the mysterious past of Winter, he struggles
to find his place in the chaos. Why does Christian's art seem to hurt
people? How is it related to the nightmares he can't get rid of? And how
can he protect those he cares about from his frightening power? As
Christian races to find the answers in a tangled web of murder and
conspiracy, he learns the true meaning of courage.
Through a fast-paced plot that expertly draws together themes of teenage
drama, science fiction, and history, Draw the Dark brings
readers along for a boy's thrilling ride into the depths of darkness,
and reveals the power it takes to find the light within.
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About the Author
Ilsa J. Bick is an award-winning
science fiction author primarily known for her Star Trek novels and
short stories. In addition, she has written several stories, novellas,
and novels for the BattleTech and MechWarrior: Dark Age franchises.
Before she became a successful author, Bick was a child/adolescent and
forensic psychiatrist. She holds a degree in literature and film
studies, and has presented and written widely on applied psychoanalysis
and film.
About the Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab is dedicated to
distinctive, provocative, boundary-pushing fiction for teens and their
sympathizers. Carolrhoda Lab probes and examines the young-adult
condition one novel at a time, affording YA authors and readers an
opportunity to explore and experiment with thoughts, ideas, and
paradigms in the human condition. All of us at Carolrhoda Lab are proud
to proclaim our lifelong adolescence and our commitment to publishing
exceptional fiction about the teenage experience.
Carolrhoda Books is a division of Lerner Publishing Group. For further
information, visit our website at www.lernerbooks.com.
PUBLICATION DATE:
October 2010
$16.95 Hardcover, Jacketed
$16.95 eBook
Ages 12–18
HC:
978-0-7613-5686-8
EB: 978-0-7613-6221-0
344 Pages
5 ¼" x
7 ½"
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