HPL is delighted to present Angelique Burr ell\, in celebration of her new young adult novel\, A Mark in the Road ! \;Angelique will join us for a reading and Q&\;A. We will ha ve copies of the book available in the library on the release date\, Octob er 3.
\nIf you purchase a copy of A Mark in the Road \; before the event\, Angelique will be happy to sign it for you after the pr ogram. Look for the book here. We will raffle off 5 copies of \;A Mark in the Road \;during the event\, but if you want to be sure to get a signed copy\, please purchase in advance.
\n\nAngel ique Burrell
\nWith an English teacher as a father and a li brarian as a mother\, it&rsquo\;s no surprise that Angelique grew up lovin g to read. Now\, she teaches high school English and creative writing in H insdale\, working to bring her love of reading and writing to high school students.
\n\nA Mark in the Road
\nEve ry tire track tells a story. At least that's what accident experts say.&nb sp\;And there's no better expert than eighteen-year-old Mason. Mason dread s the skid marks left by braking tires. Every mark - every near miss\, dea d animal\, injured person - plays like a soundless documentary in his mind . When Mason's on-again-off-again crush Addie begs him to drive cross-coun try to help her move\, he must face what he thought was his greatest fear - the open road. But a tire mark left near a missing woman's car on the Lo neliest Road in America changes everything. ​As Mason searches for clues\, he and Addie drive closer to trouble and risk losing everything.\n
Can his strange gift finally serve a purpose?
\nCan he race a gainst the clock and drive 2\,000 miles before the skid mark disappears?\n
This clean YA speculative thriller will take readers on a journey o f acceptance\, courage\, and strength in the face of the unknown. \;\nhttps://hinsdale.libnet.info/event/9086006 URL;VALUE=URI:https://hinsdale.libnet.info/event/9086006 ATTACH:https://static.libnet.info/images/events/hinsdale/angelique.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR