From: gravity_rabbit
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 07:44:14 -0600

As we start a new month, I would like to announce to the CCBC List the official release on October 1st of my new novel _A Hundred Days from Home_.

Thanks so much, Randall Wright

Elam hates to leave behind the mountains with their green meadows and sparkling waters-all reminders of his best friend, Brett, who died in a drowning accident the year before. But Daddy says Elam needs a change, and that means moving from their mountain home to the forbidding desert country of southern Arizona.

Despite his initial reluctance, the desert seems to suit Elam's desire for solitude. He begins to explore the barren countryside and discovers it is full of a life all its own. In the parched landscape he discovers things unexpected, almost magical-a lone pine tree huddled back within a cactus covered hillside, a spring of gushing water where none should be, and a friendship that helps him come to terms with the guilt and pain he still carries from Brett's death.

With the healing power of nature, the desert brings Elam to grips with his loss and longing, and helps him understand his own strength.

Elam discovers home in the most surprising places.

"This is a remarkable debut, lean and reserved, while full of true emotion and skillful psychological insight." --School Library Journal

Beautifully written with sharp images of the desert, this novel of renewal will quickly become a favorite--especially for boys. --Voices of Youth Advocacy (VOYA).
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