There’s an upcoming YA Lit release that I’m very excited about! Even though I’ve already read the novel from cover to cover. What I’m excited about is that it will be available for others to read. I’m also excited about the topic it covers…because it’s a topic I’m quite passionate about. THE PACKING HOUSE releases on Monday January 18th, 2016. It’s the debut novel by G. Donald Cribbs. Cribbs is the author of young adult fiction. I’m counting on him to continue on this path of YA Lit author…and I’m looking forward to reading his future offerings. But first, THE PACKING HOUSE!

I had the pleasure of interviewing Donald for my book blog, TRY THIS BOOK ON FOR SIZE. That interview went live today, in anticipation of his upcoming novel release. In the interview, Donald covers an array of things…but most importantly, he discusses CSA (Childhood Sexual Abuse). Without giving away too much of the novel, this is a topic explored in The Packing House. Here’s the book blurb:

THE PACKING HOUSE – When sixteen-year-old Joel Scrivener has a raging nightmare in study hall and someone records it on their phone, he awakens to a living nightmare where everyone knows the secret he’s avoided for ten years. Reeling from a series of bullying incidents posted on YouTube and an ill-timed mid-year move, Joel takes to the woods, leaving the bullies and his broken home behind. However, life as a runaway isn’t easy. Joel finds it difficult to navigate break-ins, wrestle hallucinations, and elude capture. He races to figure out who his dream-world attacker could be, piecing clues together with flashes of remembered images that play endlessly inside his head. Besides these images, the one constant thought occupying Joel’s mind is Amber Walker, the girl he’s been in love with for years. Amber sees little beyond the broken boy Joel has become, despite the letters they’ve written back and forth to each other. But Joel is stronger and more resilient than he looks, and it’s time he convinces Amber of this fact, before he runs out of chances with her for good.

To read my interview with G. Donald Cribbs, please visit my book blog at TRY THIS BOOK ON FOR SIZE.

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G. Donald Cribbs BIO:

G. Donald Cribbs has written and published poetry and short stories since high school. Donald is a graduate of Messiah College in English and Education, and is currently a graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. He and his wife and four boys reside in central Pennsylvania where the author is hard at work on his next book, the sequel to his debut novel, THE PACKING HOUSE (January 18, 2016), by Booktrope Editions. Having lived and traveled abroad in England, France, Belgium, Germany, China and Thailand (you can guess where he lived and where he visited), the author loves languages and how they connect us all. Coffee and Nutella are a close second.

THE PACKING HOUSE DROPS JANUARY 18, 2016! LOOK FOR IT THEN!