Jas Hammonds and Mark Oshiro

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Reading Garden Series for Young Audiences and The Novel Neighbor Present
Acclaimed Young Adult Author Jas Hammonds and Mark Oshiro 

Award-winning author of “We Deserve Monuments,” Jas Hammonds presents an unflinching new novel, "Thirsty," about young adult addiction. It is the summer before college and Blake Brenner has one goal: join the exclusive Serena Society. The sorority promises status and lifelong connections to a network of powerful women of color. As a former loner from a working-class background, Blake lacks pedigree and confidence. She begins to seek courage at the bottom of a liquor bottle. Success has never felt so much like drowning–and Blake must decide how far she’s willing to go to achieve her glittering dreams of success. 

Mark Oshiro is the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning Latinx queer author of “Anger is a Gift,”“Each of Us a Desert,” and “Into the Light.” Oshiro’s latest YA novel, “Into the Light,” is a critically-acclaimed survival story about family, belief, and connection. 

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