Contest: The Absolute Value of -1

Annnd now for the second part of the Pub Stories ritual, we have a contest! If you didn't read Steve Brezenoff's pub story, you should. And if you want his book, here's a chance to get it.

The absolute value of any number, positive or negative, is its distance from zero: |-1| = 1

Noah, Lily, and Simon have been a trio forever. But as they enter high school, their relationships shift and their world starts to fall apart. Privately, each is dealing with a family crisis—divorce, abuse, and a parent's illness. Yet as they try to escape the pain and reach out for the connections they once counted on, they slip—like soap in a shower. Noah’s got it bad for Lily, but he knows too well Lily sees only Simon. Simon is indifferent, suddenly inscrutable to his friends. All stand alone in their heartache and grief.

In his luminous YA novel, Steve Brezenoff explores the changing value of relationships as the characters realize that the distances between them are far greater than they knew.

Want? Comment (and leave your email address!)! You have until next Thursday, August 20th. USA & Canada only.
1 entry per person.
+ 1 if you link to this contest
+ 1 if you link to Steve's Pub Story
Leave as many comments as you have entries (so one entry, plus if do like fifty extras, you leave 51 comments), explaining what you did in each extra comment for those extra entries (links to where you linked and whatnot). Also, email addresses.


Contest over. Winners announced here.