Piñata Moon - Softcover

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Winner of the Paterson Prize Books for Young People and NM-AZ Book Prize for Poetry

"It’s not only young adults who can be touched by this affecting book."— Christine Wald-Hopkins, Arizona Daily Star

"Edgy, inventive, and sincere, Anderson gives the reader a new look at an old medium, creating a unique experience that keeps hold of the reader long after the last page has been turned.”— Joe Buckler, Pine Reads Review

When Envo’s friend, J., commits suicide, he’s caught between his regular routine of driving around looking for parties and his own struggles with depression. Told over the course of one night in Tucson, Arizona, Enzo searches for a rite of passage that will help him confront J.’s death.As Enzo wrestles with his complicated history with J., he struggles to communicate with his friends, Matas and Sci-fi, and imagines the moon is his only confidant. Enzo keeps a running list of the tiny things he enjoys about living to combat his urge to follow in J.’s footsteps and he receives tweets from the moon that give him the guidance he craves.This YA Novel in Verse explores how we navigate the delicate balance between loss and persistence.

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