Holler of the Fireflies

A boy from the hood in Brooklyn travels to a STEM camp in an Appalachian holler for one epic life-changing summer.. A brilliant new novel from the award-winning author of The Stars Beneath Our Feet.. Javari knew that West Virginia would be different from his home in Bushwick Brooklyn. But his first day at STEM Camp in a little Appalachian town is still a shock. Though run-ins with the police are just the same here. Not good.. Javari will learn a lot about science tech engineering and math at camp. And also about rich people racism and hidden agendas. But it’s Cricket a local boy budding activist and occasional thief who will show him a different side of the holler—and blow his mind wide open.. Javari is about to have that summer. Where everything gets messy and complicated and confusing . . . and you wouldn’t want it any other way.. J + C + summer = ?