Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
"Move over, John Green; Zentner is coming for you." The New York Public Library
Will fill the infinite space that was left in your chest after you finishedThe Perks of Being a Wallflower. BookRiot.com
A brutally honest portrayal of teen life . . . and] a love letter to the South from a man who really understands it. Mashable.com
I adored all three of these characters and the way they talked to and loved one another. New York Times
Named one of the Most Anticipated YA Books of 2016byPaste Magazineand Popcrush.com
Dill has had to wrestle with vipers his whole life at home, as the only son of a Pentecostal minister who urges him to handle poisonous rattlesnakes, and at school, where he faces down bullies who target him for his father s extreme faith and very public fall from grace.
The only antidote to all this venom is his friendship with fellow outcasts Travis and Lydia. But as they are starting their senior year, Dill feels the coils of his future tightening around him. Dill s only escapes are his music and his secret feelings for Lydia neither of which he is brave enough to share. Graduation feels more like an ending to Dill than a beginning. But even before then, he must cope with another ending one that will rock his life to the core.
Debut novelist Jeff Zentner provides an unblinking and at times comic view of the hard realities of growing up in the Bible belt, and an intimate look at the struggles to find one s true self in the wreckage of the past.
A story about friendship, family and forgiveness, it s as funny and witty as it is utterly heartbreaking. PasteMagazine.com"
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A New York Times Notable Book
An Amazon Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
Named to BuzzFeed's "Best YA Books of 2016" list
"Move over, John Green; Zentner is coming for you." The New York Public Library
Will fill the infinite space that was left in your chest after you finishedThe Perks of Being a Wallflower. BookRiot.com
Dill has had to wrestle with vipers his whole life at home, as the only son of a Pentecostal minister who urges him to handle poisonous rattlesnakes, and at school, where he faces down bullies who target him for his father s extreme faith and very public fall from grace.
The only antidote to all this venom is his friendship with fellow outcasts Travis and Lydia. But as they are starting their senior year, Dill feels the coils of his future tightening around him. Dill s only escapes are his music and his secret feelings for Lydia neither of which he is brave enough to share. Graduation feels more like an ending to Dill than a beginning. But even before then, he must cope with another ending one that will rock his life to the core.
Debut novelist Jeff Zentner provides an unblinking and at times comic view of the hard realities of growing up in the Bible belt, and an intimate look at the struggles to find one s true self in the wreckage of the past.
A story about friendship, family and forgiveness, it s as funny and witty as it is utterly heartbreaking. PasteMagazine.com
A brutally honest portrayal of teen life . . . and] a love letter to the South from a man who really understands it. Mashable.com
I adored all three of these characters and the way they talked to and loved one another. New York Times"
Synopsis
A William C. Morris Award Finalist
A New York Times Notable Book
An Amazon Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A Shelf Awareness Best Teen Book of the Year
Named to BuzzFeed's "Best YA Books of 2016" list
Named to Mashable's "Best YA Book of the Year" list
"Move over, John Green; Zentner is coming for you." The New York Public Library
Will fill the infinite space that was left in your chest after you finishedThe Perks of Being a Wallflower. BookRiot.com
Dill has had to wrestle with vipers his whole life at home, as the only son of a Pentecostal minister who urges him to handle poisonous rattlesnakes, and at school, where he faces down bullies who target him for his father s extreme faith and very public fall from grace.
The only antidote to all this venom is his friendship with fellow outcasts Travis and Lydia. But as they are starting their senior year, Dill feels the coils of his future tightening around him. Dill s only escapes are his music and his secret feelings for Lydia neither of which he is brave enough to share. Graduation feels more like an ending to Dill than a beginning. But even before then, he must cope with another ending one that will rock his life to the core.
In this William C. Morris Award Finalist, debut novelist Jeff Zentner provides an unblinking and at times comic view of the hard realities of growing up in the Bible belt, and an intimate look at the struggles to find one s true self in the wreckage of the past.
A story about friendship, family and forgiveness, it s as funny and witty as it is utterly heartbreaking. PasteMagazine.com
A brutally honest portrayal of teen life . . . and] a love letter to the South from a man who really understands it. Mashable.com
I adored all three of these characters and the way they talked to and loved one another. New York Times"
Synopsis
Named to ten BEST OF THE YEAR lists and selected as a William C. Morris Award Winner, The Serpent King is the critically acclaimed, much-beloved story of three teens who find themselves--and each other--while on the cusp of graduating from high school with hopes of leaving their small-town behind.
-Move over, John Green; Zentner is coming for you.- --The New York Public Library
-Will fill the infinite space that was left in your chest after you finished The Perks of Being a Wallflower.- --BookRiot.com
Dill isn't the most popular kid at his rural Tennessee high school. After his father fell from grace in a public scandal that reverberated throughout their small town, Dill became a target. Fortunately, his two fellow misfits and best friends, Travis and Lydia, have his back.
But as they begin their senior year, Dill feels the coils of his future tightening around him. His only escapes are music and his secret feelings for Lydia--neither of which he is brave enough to share. Graduation feels more like an ending to Dill than a beginning. But even before then, he must cope with another ending--one that will rock his life to the core.
Debut novelist Jeff Zentner provides an unblinking and at times comic view of the hard realities of growing up in the Bible belt, and an intimate look at the struggles to find one's true self in the wreckage of the past.
-A story about friendship, family and forgiveness, it's as funny and witty as it is utterly heartbreaking.- --PasteMagazine.com
-A brutally honest portrayal of teen life . . . and] a love letter to the South from a man who really understands it.- --Mashable.com
-I adored all three of these characters and the way they talked to and loved one another.---New York Times
Synopsis
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD WINNER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Buzzfeed - Mashable - Kirkus Reviews - Publishers Weekly - Shelf Awareness
A critically acclaimed debut novel about three teens who find themselves--and each other--while on the cusp of graduating from high school with hopes of leaving their small-town behind. And don't miss the author's highly anticipated new book, In the Wild Light Move over, John Green; Zentner is coming for you. --The New York Public Library
Dill isn't the most popular kid at his rural Tennessee high school. After his father fell from grace in a public scandal that reverberated throughout their small town, Dill became a target. Fortunately, his two fellow misfits and best friends, Travis and Lydia, have his back.
But as they begin their senior year, Dill feels the coils of his future tightening around him. His only escapes are music and his secret feelings for Lydia--neither of which he is brave enough to share. Graduation feels more like an ending to Dill than a beginning. But even before then, he must cope with another ending--one that will rock his life to the core.
Debut novelist Jeff Zentner provides an unblinking and at times comic view of the hard realities of growing up in the Bible belt, and an intimate look at the struggles to find one's true self in the wreckage of the past.