PETER BROWN HOFFMEISTER is the author of the critically acclaimed
YA novel This Is the Part Where You Laugh, as well as the adult
novel Graphic the Valley and a memoir, The End of Boys. A former
troubled teen, Hoffmeister was expelled from three high schools,
lived for a short while in a Greyhound bus station, was remanded to
a recovery and parole program, and completed a wilderness
experience for troubled youth. He went on to become a high school
teacher and founded the Integrated Outdoor Program, serving teens
of all backgrounds, taking them into wilderness areas to backpack,
climb, spelunk, orienteer, and whitewater-raft. He lives with his
wife and daughters in Eugene, Oregon.
Follow him at @peterbrownhoff.
"A portrait of the heart and will that's so tragic and beautiful it
singes. . . . Enough to launch a thousand of those tweets that say
'I'm not crying, you're crying.'" --The New York Times Book Review
"Proof that even in the darkness, there can be light."--Kirkus
Reviews starred review "[Hoffmeister's] characters are complex and
authentic, and his subtle, stripped-down writing changes the
narrative in startling ways as the story unfolds and more details
come to light."--Publishers Weekly starred review "A dark, somber
novel with an endearing heart and a captivating
protagonist."--School Library Journal, starred review "A powerful
and uncompromising story about survival, loss, fear, and what
happens when hope is only the bleakest sliver of light. You will
not soon forget Little McCardell and his clan, or his unwavering
spirit." --Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of
Girl in Pieces "As beautiful and brutal as a winter storm, Too
Shattered for Mending is the missing lInk between Looking for
Alaska and Winter's Bone." -Jeff Zentner, author of The Serpent
King "A gritty gem of a book." --David Arnold, New York Times
bestselling author of Mosquitoland and Kids of Appetite
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