Stanley and Hazel
Book One
Jo Schaffer
Genre: Historical Fiction
Publisher: Month9Books
Book One
Jo Schaffer
Genre: Historical Fiction
Publisher: Month9Books
Date of Publication: May 15, 2018
ISBN: 978-1946700650
ASIN: B07982QYX4
Number of pages: 280
Cover Artist: AM Design Studios
Book Description:
A great depression grips the city of St. Louis in 1934. Stanley, an orphaned newsy, lives in a poor part of town hit especially hard by the economic downturn. One night, Stanley runs into Hazel, a restless debutante-in-waiting who has begun to question her posh lifestyle in the midst of the suffering she sees. She’s out and about without an escort and against her father’s wishes.
When they discover the body of a girl with her head bashed in by a baseball bat, the very different and separate realities of the two teens inform their decision. Together they will figure out what happened to her and bring those responsible to justice.
But getting involved with each other and digging into the secrets behind this murder earns them some powerful enemies, including a secret group seeking to rid society of all they deem “undesirable.” They’ve put into motion “The Winnowing,” a plan seeking to take over the city and enforce their will.
As Stanley and Hazel’s forbidden feelings for one another grow, their investigation turns deadly. Now, it is up to Stanley and his gang of street kids to stop Hazel from becoming the next victim.
Excerpt:
Hazel stumbled
down the grassy hill of the moonlit park. Stanley glanced at her from several
steps ahead. “You with me, Bananas?”
“Yeah.” She
swallowed back the urge to be sick. Hazel’s legs moved her forward but nothing
seemed real. She was in Forest Park at night with a newsie boy she’d just met
and Sandy’s runaway sister was back there, slumped against the statue of St.
Louis with her head cracked open.
She couldn’t
make her brain take it all in. Evelyn’s face—caved in on one side, her mouth
slack, teeth showing like gravestones covered in blood. Gripped with panic,
Hazel quickened her step to catch up with Stanley—her only guide in this
darkness. He was a part of it. This was his world, not hers.
About the Author:
Jo Schaffer was born and raised in the California Bay Area in a huge, creative family. She is a YA novelist, speaker and a Taekwondo black belt. She’s a founding member of the nonprofit organization that created Teen Author Boot Camp, one of the nation’s biggest conferences for teens where bestselling authors present writing workshops to nearly a thousand attendees. Jo loves being involved in anything that promotes literacy and family. She is passionate about community, travel, books, music, healthy eating, classic films and martial arts. But her favorite thing is being mom to three strapping sons and a neurotic cat named Hero. They live together in the beautiful mountains of Utah.
Snapchat: jojoschaffer
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