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 in this brilliant novel from the award-winning author of The Stars Beneath Our Feet. Javari knew that West Virginia would be different from his home in BushwickBrooklyn. 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 sciencetechengineeringand math at camp. And also about rich peopleracismand hidden agendas. But it’s Cricketa local boybudding activistand occasional thiefwho 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 = ∞