By Abdi Nazemian (author)
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From a Stonewall Honor-winning author comes a propulsive, moving story about human resilience and connection. Perfect for fans of?Last Night at the Telegraph Club , The Great Godden and? If You Still Recognise Me .
Fifteen-year-old Kam is head over heels for Ash, the boy who swept him off his feet. But his family and best friend, Bodie, are worried. They struggle to understand Ash. He also has a habit of disappearing, at times for days. When Ash asks Kam to join him on a trip to Joshua Tree, the two of them walk off into the sunset ... but only Kam returns.
Two years later, Kam is still left with a hole in his heart and too many unanswered questions. So it feels like fate when a school trip takes him back to Joshua Tree. On the trip, Kam wants to find closure about what happened to Ash, but instead finds himself in danger of facing a similar fate. In the desert, Kam must reckon with the truth of his past relationship - and the possibility of opening himself up to love once again.
Praise for Only This Beautiful Moment;
"A complex coming-of-age-story of these three boys who are inextricably linked, not only by family but in ways yet revealed. Abdi never fails to weave a powerful and moving story." Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & The Six
"A deeply human story fuelled by love, hope, and longing" Wibke Brueggemann, author of Love is for Losers
"A stunning intergenerational coming-of-age story" Kirkus, Starred Review
"The kind of story that YA literature was made for" Booklist, Starred Review
"A queer epic, a defiant piece of art that transmutes the rallying cry of "we're here, we're queer, get used to it" into even more beautiful poetry that will almost certainly change the lives of those who read it" BookPage, Starred Review
"This is a book everyone needs to read" Kasey S, educator
Abdi Nazemian?is the author of?The Chandler Legacies,?Like a Love Story, a Stonewall Honor Book, and?The Authentics. His novel?The Walk-In Closet?won the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Debut Fiction. His screenwriting credits include the films?The Artist’s Wife, The Quiet,?and?Menendez: Blood Brothers?and the television series?The Village?and?Almost Family.?He has been an executive producer and associate producer on numerous films, including?Call Me by Your Name, Little Woods,?and?The House of Tomorrow.?He lives in Los Angeles with his husband, their two children, and their dog, Disco. Find him online at?www.abdaddy.com
From a Stonewall Honor-winning author comes a propulsive, moving story about human resilience and connection. Perfect for fans of?Last Night at the Telegraph Club, The Great Godden and?If You Still Recognise Me.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Desert Echoes and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
Desert Echoes features in the following genres: Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations
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Desert Echoes was written by Abdi Nazemian and published by Little Tiger Press an imprint of Little Tiger Press Limited
Desert Echoes has 328 pages
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