Mosquitoland is equal parts sharp, sad, and surreal. I don''t remember life before Mim, and I don''t want to. speaks to the sweetness of life, the courage of love and the blinkers that adolescents may need to remove to see what is truly around them." - Wall Street Journal "It''s a breath of fresh air when a novel like David Arnold''s Mosquitoland bucks the usual classifications and stands defiantly alone. like any odyssey worth embarking on, what the heroine-and the reader-finds along the way is far more interesting than we ever could have expected." - Entertainment Weekly "Memorable" - People "In Mosquitoland, David Arnold has created one of the most unique narrative voices to show up in the world of young adult fiction. Illuminating" - The Washington Post "David Arnold''s sparkling, startling, laugh-out-loud debut. Mosquitoland stings in all the right places, which is why it will no doubt be many teenagers'' new favorite book and win over the crustiest old-timer, too." - USA Today "David Arnold combines brio with compassion in this captivating first novel, which holds surprises, big and small, right to the end. Accolades for Mosquitoland : - Kids'' Indie Next List "Top Ten" Pick (Spring 2015) - ABA Indies Introduce Debut Authors and New Voices title - A Junior Library Guild selection "Arnold proves his worth as a top-notch storyteller on his first literary go-round, which is reminiscent of Ferris Bueller''s Day Off if done by John Hughes with Jack Kerouac.
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