Awake in the World

By: Jason Gurley

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Hardcover | 12 February 2019

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As the sun sets off the coast of the small California town of Orilla del Cielo, you can see the silhouettes of the oil rigs. Their shadows look jarring against the serene backdrop, their sharpness a reminder of unfulfilled promises.

To Zach, they are a reminder of loss—his father, an oil worker who drowned years before. With a poor family struggling to make ends meet, Zach's future feels equally bleak. Until he meets Vanessa, an optimistic girl whose sights are literally set on the stars. Inspired by her idol, Carl Sagan, she plans to study astronomy at Cornell. But as oil prospectors in search of black gold know, the future is uncertain . . . and fortunes can always be flipped.

Jason Gurley delivers a gorgeous debut young adult novel about dreams and believing in love—and yourself—to reach them.

About the Author

Jason Gurley is the author of Eleanor and other adult novels. His short fiction has appeared in Lightspeed Magazine and the anthologies Loosed Upon the World and Help Fund My Robot Army. Jason lives and writes in Scappoose, Oregon.

Industry Reviews

"More than a love story, this novel is a timely, moving statement about income inequity and the plight of the working poor. And yet while it is about seeming opposites. . . Gurley persistently reminds readers that pain is pain; that everyone struggles." --Horn Book

"Buoyed by strong, likable characters and superb writing, this coming-of-age tale cuts to the core." --Kirkus Reviews

"When Zach and Vanessa's worlds collide, readers will be swept away on an adventure filled with love and longing. . . . A bittersweet romance built on hope and forgiveness." --Booklist

Praise for Eleanor

"Th[e] violent rift between past and present affords each woman the chance to offer her own kind of repentance and forgiveness and redemption. In the end, Eleanor shows that one never knows what can happen when the reset button is pushed."
-Washington Post

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