Each Night Was Illuminated
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Publisher Description
With writing that sparks off the page, New York Times bestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson tells a story of saints and floods, secrets and truths, rage and love—and the bravery it takes to bet your whole life on a new kind of hope.
The day the train fell in the lake, Cassie stopped believing in much of anything, despite growing up in a devout Catholic family. Then she set her mind to forgetting the strange boy named Elias who was with her when it happened.
When Elias comes back to town after many years away, Cassie finds herself talked into sneaking out at night to follow him ghost-hunting—though she knows better than to believe they will find any spirits.
Still, the more time she spends with Elias—with his questions, his rebelliousness, his imagination that is so much bigger than the box she has made for herself—the more Cassie thinks that even in a world that seems broken beyond repair, there just may be something worth believing in.
An unmissable novel for fans of Nina LaCour and Jandy Nelson!
What happens when the only person who shares your darkest secret is the one who could save you from it?
Childhood Friends to Lovers: They were witnesses to a tragedy as kids. Now, years later, Elias is back, and the secret they share could pull them apart—or finally bring them together.Opposites Attract: She’s a cautious rule-follower who has forgotten how to hope. He’s a rebellious dreamer who sees magic everywhere. Together, they might find a new kind of faith.Coming of Age Story: For fans of Nina LaCour and Jandy Nelson, this is a lyrical and emotional story about the rage and love it takes to find your own truths in a broken world.Atmospheric YA Novel: From late-night ghost hunts to the secrets hidden in an abandoned hotel, this story is steeped in the haunting beauty of a small town grappling with its past.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Cassie Blake always wanted to be a nun, but she struggles with her faith after witnessing a horrific accident, in this spiritual tale. Cassie was 11 when she and visiting friend Elias Jones watched a train crossing the bridge into exurb Green Valley, N.J., plummet into the reservoir, killing six people. Seven years later, Cassie—still processing the trauma of what she saw—has lost her faith in God, is coping with chronic insomnia, and ignores Elias's letters from Australia. But suddenly Elias is back in Green Valley for the summer, preparing to attend college. Hoping to reconnect, he invites her to help him look for ghosts; though Cassie agrees, she's skeptical that his high-tech gear, which includes an infrared sensor to uncover ectoplasm, will bear fruit. When Elias pulls a prank on Cassie's contentious priest that backfires, and a harrowing incident threatens to upend his future, Cassie must contend with looming disaster, both internal and external. Though the disjointed plot occasionally stalls forward momentum, Anderson (Midnight at the Electric) uses Cassie's contemplative and resilient voice to detail a true-to-life exploration of one teen's shifting relationship with faith. Most characters read as white; Elias has a Bangladeshi grandparent. Ages 14–up.
