Now, Lucy plunges into a search for her best friend-while also hiding her own secret, which could put her in even more danger. Wracked by guilt, Lucy knows that she should have been watching out for Alice, but instead, she was kissing Faron, an Older Order boy shunned by his society. Then, one night after just such a party, Alice vanishes. How long have you been writing I used to steal pens out of my dads pocket and draw stories before I knew the words. Lucy is part of a different sect, in which teens aren't allowed such bold experimentation, and she's fighting to keep up as Alice races from one wild party to the next. Crissa-jean Chappell About Work Professor at Lehman College 2015 - Present Works at YA author Brooklyn, New York Snowbirds, More Than Good Enough, Narc, and Total Constant Order. At sixteen, Alice is in the middle of "Rumspringa," a season in which Amish teens try out forbidden temptations, in order to get them out of their system. Lucy will grab your heart and run away with it." - Robin MacCready, winner of the Edgar award for BuriedĮvery year, Lucy waits eagerly for the arrival of the "snowbirds," the Old Order Amish who come trundling into Florida on buses from the north, bringing Lucy's best friend Alice, with whom she's spent every winter she can remember. Every winter, the buses roll into the sleepy neighborhood of Pinecraft, Florida, bringing families of snowbirds, Old Order Amish who winter in the south, then return home to their farms when the ice melts. " Snowbirds will turn your image of the Amish upside down. Interview with Snowbirds author Crissa-Jean Chappell Can you tell us a little about your latest book.
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