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http://grubstreet.ca/articles/index/2300/book-review-west-of-weird
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The genesis of this YA Contemporary story came from my mentoring work with foster teens. I’m the proud multi-year recipient of the President’s Volunteer Service Award and the Texas Champion of Children Award for my work with foster youth.
I wanted to write about the challenges a teenager faces in Child Protective Services. I also wanted to write about a segment of potential adoptive parents - single fathers - who are rarely discussed. And I always loved the "stranger in a stranger land" culture clash, dark comedy of manners - in this case: dealing with transracial adoption, homicidal neighbors, and a strange world called Texas.:)
If you’re familiar with the TV shows, THE FOSTERS and FRESH OFF THE BOAT, and enjoy books like CRAZY RICH ASIANS, ABOUT A BOY and authors like David Sedaris, Sandra Tsing Loh, and Nick Hornby, then I hope you’ll like WEST OF WEIRD.
*** PROMOTION: For every 50 pre-orders, we’re giving away a copy of my award-winning biography, "Christian Bale: The Inside Story of the Darkest Batman." Details on facebook.com/christianbalebook