Synopses & Reviews
Why Are You Here?
Will is supposed to be a pilot, to skim above surfaces. But instead he's in wood shop. He doesn't know why -- or maybe he just doesn't want to admit the truth. What Are You Doing?
He used to make beautiful things: gnomes, whirligigs, furniture. Now he's making strange wooden totems that seem to serve no purpose. What Do You Know?
When a series of teen suicides occurs in town, they all have one thing in common: beautifully carved wooden tributes that appear just after or just before the deaths. What Will You Do?
Will's afraid he knows who's repsonsible for the deaths. And lurking just behind that knowledge is another secret, so explosive that he might not be able to face it and live....
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"Lynch remains one of young adult literature's most intriguing writers." Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
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"Intense, nightmarish storytelling: sometimes wildly funny, sometimes heartbreaking, entirely memorable." Kirkus Reviews
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"Lynch's control over Will's narration is superb...There's a real Holden Caufield echo." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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"Lynch successfully takes the reader into the soul of somebody isolated by grief." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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"Lynch guides the reader through this complex internal journey with a remarkably light touch." Horn Book (starred review)
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"In this excellent, disturbing novel of redemption, Chris Lynch explores grief so stunning it strips meaning from life." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Synopsis
Why are you here? Will was destined to be a pilot, to skim above surfaces. So why is he in wood shop class? He doesn't know -- or maybe he just doesn't want to admit the truth.
What do you know? When the local teens begin committing suicide, their deaths all have one thing in common: beautifully carved wooden tributes that appear just after or before their bodies are found.
What will you do? Will's afraid he knows who's responsible. And lurking just behind that knowledge is another secret, so explosive that he might not be able to face it and live....
About the Author
Chris Lynch is the Printz Honor Award-winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels, including Freewill, Gold Dust, Iceman, Gypsy Davy, and Shadowboxer, all ALA Best Books for Young Adults. He is also the author of Extreme Elvin, Whitechurch, and All The Old Haunts. He holds an M.A. from the writing program at Emerson College. He mentors aspiring writers and continues to work on new literary projects. He lives in Boston and in Scotland.