YA Author, L.K. Madigan passed away this week.
Her first book, Flash Burnout won the William C. Morris Award, for the best book for young adults by a first-time author.
Both books are available at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library and are well worth the read.
Flash Burnout
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Telephoto lens. Zoom. In a shutter release millisecond, Blake’s world turns upside down. The nameless woman with the snake tattoo is not just another assignment. “That’s my mom!” gasps Marissa.
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Saturated self-portrait: Blake, nice guy, class clown, always trying to get a laugh, not sure where to focus.
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Contrast. Shannon, Blake’s GF. Total. Babe. Marissa, just a friend and fellow photographer. Shannon loves him; Marissa needs him. How is he supposed to frame them both in one shot?
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Chiaroscuro. Lightdark. Marissa again, overexposed. Crash and burn.
Talk about negative space.
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The Mermaid's Mirror
Lena has lived her whole life near the beach — walking for miles up and down the shore and breathing the salty air, swimming in the cold water, and watching the surfers rule the waves — the problem is, she’s spent her whole life just watching.
As her sixteenth birthday approaches, Lena vows she will no longer watch from the sand: she will learn to surf.
But her father — a former surfer himself — refuses to allow her to take lessons. After his near drowning years ago, he can’t bear to let Lena take up the risky sport.
Yet something keeps drawing Lena to the water . . . an ancient, powerful magic. And one morning Lena catches sight of this magic: a beautiful woman — with a silvery tail.
Now nothing can stop Lena from seeking the mermaid, not even the dangerous waves at Magic Crescent Cove.
And soon . . . what she sees in the mermaid’s mirror will change her life forever.
Both synopsis are from Goodreads
