Still Life With Tornado

Author(s): A. S. King

YA Fiction

From the acclaimed, Printz Honor-winning author comes a vivid portrait of abuse and survival in the heartbreaking story of a talented teenage artist who must come to grips with years spent sleepwalking in the ruins of her parents' toxic marriage.


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* Author tour in June * Events, radio, print and online interviews in Australia and New Zealand * Twitter Q&A with readers * Author interviews and reviews via popular YA blogs * Reviews in major newspapers such as The Age, Herald Sun, West Australian, Courier Mail, New Zealand Herald and Otago Daily Times * Reviews and profiles in magazines such as Girlfriend, Yen and Frankie * Reviews and profiles in teacher librarian resources such as Reading Time and Magpies * Online review coverage in Gobblefunked, Kids Book Review, Coup de Main magazine, NZ Listener and Stuff NZ * Advertising in Magpies magazine and bookseller newsletters * Feature title at education conferences such as AATE * Budget for bookseller catalogues * Feature title in Text newsletters, website and social media campaigns * Teaching notes available on publication

'Moving, unapologetically strange, skilfully constructed... Read this book, whatever your age. You may find it's the exact shape and size of the hole in your heart.' New York Times 'You'll find Still Life's exploration of an artist's inner strength particularly enriching.' Teen Vogue 'King understands and writes teen anxieties like no other, resulting in difficult, resonant, compelling characters and stories.' Kirkus 'A.S. King has always brought her unique touch to her YA novels, but she may have outdone even herself in Still Life with Tornado.' Bustle 'The presentation of the surreal as real, the deeply thoughtful questions she poses, the way she empowers her teenage characters to change the trajectory of their lives-King writes with the confidence of a tightrope walker working without a net.' Publishers Weekly

A.S. King is the award-winning author of eight acclaimed YA novels. Her novel Please Ignore Vera Dietz earned a 2011 Michael L. Printz Honor and Ask The Passengers won the 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The New York Times called her 'one of the best YA writers working today.' King lives with her family in Pennsylvania, where she returned after living on a farm and teaching adult literacy in Ireland for more than a decade.

General Fields

  • : 9781925498646
  • : Text Publishing Company
  • : Text Publishing Company
  • : May 2017
  • : Australia
  • : June 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : A. S. King
  • : Paperback
  • : 617
  • : English
  • : 813.6
  • : 304