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How to Set a Fire and Why

How to Set a Fire and Why - Paperback

by Jesse Ball
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jesse BallSeries:Vintage ContemporariesPublish date:2017-06-13Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9781101911754ISBN-10:1101911751UPC:9781101911754Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Coming of Age, PsychologicalSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCCPW3VMZZ
"Ball has created a voice that echoes the beloved narrators of J. D. Salinger and John Green. . . . With her tragic past, brilliant mind and subversive potential, Lucia could be thought of as a young Lisbeth Salander, or a high-IQ, antiheroic Katniss Everdeen, but with a better sense of humor." --Newsday

Lucia Stanton's father is dead, her mother is in a mental hospital, and she's recently been kicked out of school--again. Living with her aunt in a garage-turned-bedroom, and armed with only a book, a Zippo lighter, and a pocketful of stolen licorice, she spends her days riding the bus to visit her mom and following the only rule that makes any sense: Don't do things you aren't proud of.

When Lucia discovers that her school has a secret Arson Club, her life is suddenly lit up; she'll do anything to join. Edgy, raw, and hilarious, How to Set a Fire and Why is a thrilling story about growing up the hard way.
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9781101911754ISBN-10:1101911751UPC:9781101911754Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Coming of Age, PsychologicalSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCCPW3VMZZ
JESSE BALL (1978- ). Born in New York. The author of fourteen books, most recently the novel How to Set a Fire and Why. His works have been published to acclaim in many parts of the world and translated into more than a dozen languages. He is on the faculty at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, won the 2008 Paris Review Plimpton Prize, was long-listed for the National Book Award, and has been a fellow of the NEA, Creative Capital, and the Guggenheim Foundation.
Publisher: Vintage

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