The Escape of Light - by Fred Venturini (Paperback)

About the Book

Teenage burn survivor Wilder Tate faces the challenges of high school but in the aftermath of tragedy he discovers the capacity to forgive and empathize-- learning the importance of healing from the inside out.

Book Synopsis

Teenage burn survivor Wilder Tate faces the challenges of high school but in the aftermath of tragedy he discovers the capacity to forgive and empathize-- learning the importance of healing from the inside out.

Review Quotes

The Escape of Light is a compulsively-readable marvel that demands to be read in one sitting, preferably with a box of tissues close at hand."-Dan Loflin, screenwriter, the CW's SUPERNATURAL and THIS IS JANE

"Full of surprises . . . a stunning read" -Kirkus Reviews

"No one captures the life of a teenager in small-town America with as much empathy, humor, and complexity as Fred Venturini.The Escape of Light contains the powerful voices of grief told through the eyes of a young man filled, against all odds, with hope."-Michael Nye, author of All The Castles Burned

"Intriguing, intense, and--dare I say it--visceral. Keep your eye on this guy. He's going to cause trouble." ― Isaac Marion, author of Warm Bodies

"Intriguing, intense, and--dare I say it--visceral. Keep your eye on this guy. He's going to cause trouble." ― Isaac Marion, author of Warm Bodies

"Fred Venturini is an awesomely talented writer, and he proves it on every page...."― Donald Ray Pollock, author of Knockemstiff and The Devil All the Time

"Smart and tough and willing to look death in the eyes...This books comes from a real place- that's what hits you right away, and that's what matters to young adults most of all." - Josh Woods, author of O Monstrous World! And The Black Palace

"If you couldn't tear yourself away from The Fault in Our Stars, open your heart, slap on a basketball jersey and lose yourself in The Escape of Light."- Taylor Zajonc, author of The Maw

"If you couldn't tear yourself away from The Fault in Our Stars, open your heart, slap on a basketball jersey and lose yourself in The Escape of Light."- Taylor Zajonc, author of The Maw

"Fred Venturini is an awesomely talented writer, and he proves it on every page...."― Donald Ray Pollock, author of Knockemstiff and The Devil All the Time

"Smart and tough and willing to look death in the eyes...This books comes from a real place- that's what hits you right away, and that's what matters to young adults most of all." - Josh Woods, author of O Monstrous World! And The Black Palace