Following a family tragedy, 18-year-old Gabe LoScuda suddenly finds himself thrust into the role of caregiver for his ailing grandfather. Between the shopping trips and the doctor visits with Grandpa, Gabe and his friend John try to salvage their senior year, meet girls, and make the varsity baseball team. It doesn’t take long for Gabe to...
Things don’t usually come to a screeching halt at the RAT, also known as Ridgewood Arts & Technical School, Ridgewood City’s most prestigious progressive institution. But that’s what happens when Headmistress Hardaway interrupts class and announces, “A scandal has rocked the fundraising committee!” Everyone’s a suspect and Hunter Jackson,...
Self-proclaimed teenage philosopher Cordell Wheaton lives in a sleepy, southern town where nothing ever happens; not since his hero, jazz musician John Coltrane, left some seventy years earlier to “follow the sound.” Cordy’s life has been unraveling since the night his father and his brother, Travis, exploded on each other. The night Travis’s...
Frank Morelli is the author of the young adult novels No Sad Songs (2018), a 2019 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers nominee and winner of an American Fiction Award for best coming of age story, and On the Way to Birdland, a 2021 Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book. His middle grade mystery novel, Breaking News (2022) was featured at Louisiana Book Fest and the inaugural Lexington Book Festival. His 'Please Return To' series (2020) for middle grade readers features Norbert M. Finkelstein, Toby Solano, and a zany cast of wrestling superstars. His fiction and essays have appeared in various publications including The Saturday Evening Post, Cobalt Review, Philadelphia Stories, and Highlights Magazine. Connect with him on Instagram @frankmorelliauthor.
Frank Morelli is the author of the young adult novels No Sad Songs (2018), a 2019 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers nominee and winner of an American Fiction Award for best coming of age story, and On the Way to Birdland, a 2021 Shelf...
This comedic short work of contemporary fiction appears on the venerable pages of The Saturday Evening Post and details a case of mistaken identity, a pro wrestler, and the potential for true love.
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