Joy writes books and plays from her home in the Seattle area, where she lives with her husband and two children.

Joy McCullough's debut young adult novel Blood Water Paint won the Washington State and Pacific Northwest books awards, as well as honors such as the National Book Award longlist, finalist for the ALA Morris Award, a Publishers Weekly Flying Start and four starred reviews. When she’s not writing, she dabbles in baking, decorating, painting, sewing, and reading up on enneagram personality types. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska with her husband, four daughters, and room full of alien memorabilia-and books, of course. Click HERE on 10/18 at 6:30PM to join (or copy and paste the Zoom Webinar Link at the bottom of this page).ĭante Medema is an author of books for young readers. This event will take place on Zoom Webinar. A stunning debut.' -Elizabeth Eulberg, international bestselling author of Past Perfect Life 'Dante Medema beautifully weaves together an emotional and riveting story of self-discovery, family, and finding out the truth that's inside us all. Teens will gobble up this fast-paced page-turner.Join us for a virtual event with Dante Medema, author of the fantastic new YA novel The Truth Project, in conversation with Joy McCullough, author of Blood Water Paint.

This compelling puzzle of a story, filled with engrossing twists and turns, is written in alternating prose and text message formats. That is, until the bot starts dropping hints that there was more going on with Vanessa than Bailey realized-a secret so big, it may have contributed to Vanessa’s death. The more data she uploads to the bot, the more it feels like she’s really talking to her best friend. To help grieve her loss, Bailey creates a chat bot of Vanessa using years’ worth of their shared text messages and emails. Now Bailey, who thought she knew Vanessa better than anyone in the world, is left with a million unanswered questions, and the only person with answers is gone. But that all changed the night Vanessa left Bailey’s, headed for home, and ended up swerving off a cliff nowhere near her house. īailey and Vanessa shared everything: laughter, secrets, and packets of Pop Rocks to ward off bad days. An emotionally complex portrayal of secrets, loss, and grief from Dante Medema, Indies Introduce author of the Indie Next Pick title The Truth Project.

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