Patty Blount

Nothing Left to Burn Patty Blount

Marc Notes: Desperate for forgiveness from his father, Reece, who survived a car wreck that killed his brother, joins the grueling cadet program at his father's firehouse and grows close to fellow cadet Amanda until she is implicated in a string of arsons. Review Quotes: "A heartbreaking novel-real and full of hope." - Miranda Kenneally, bestselling author of Catching Jordan and Jesse's GirlReview Quotes: "An authentic, fast-paced romance with emotional intensity to burn." - Huntley Fitzpatrick, author of The Boy Most Likely To and My Life Next DoorPublisher Marketing: From the YALSA and RITA Award-nominated author of Some Boys, a smoldering new contemporary YA about love, loss and finding a place to belong. Dear Dad, I promised Matt I'd do this-become a Junior Cadet. That I wouldn't let you break me down. I know you hate me. Blame me for everything you lost. But that day I lost my brother and my dad. You could never be proud of me, could you? I was too "different." So, just in case you haven't figured it out yet, I'm saying goodbye. Maybe someday, you'll miss me. ReeceReece's words make her ache. Amanda understands wanting to belong. As a foster kid, the firehouse where she volunteers is the only place that feels like home. She wants to help Reece, but his dad is her boss. And she won't risk her place as a Junior Cadet-it's all that she has. But when a string of arsons suddenly point to Amanda, her whole world is about to go up in flames. And the only way to save themselves is to risk getting burned. Praise for Some Boys: "A gut-wrenching story."-Library Media Connection "A bold and necessary look at an important, and very real, topic. Everyone should read this book."-Jennifer Brown, author of Thousand Words and Hate List Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2015 (EAN 9781492613299, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Blount, Patty PATTY BLOUNT works as a software technical writer by day and novelist by night. Dared by her 13-year-old son to try fiction, Patty wrote her first manuscript in an ice rink. A short version of her debut novel, Send, finished in the top ten of the Writer's Digest 79th Annual Writing Competition.