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    When Light Left Us
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    When Light Left Us

    By Leah Thomas

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    * "A nuanced exploration of human nature." --Booklist, starred review

    * "For fans of Patrick Ness and Lauren Oliver, this is a must buy." --SLJ, starred review

    When the Vasquez siblings' father left, it seemed nothing could remedy the absence in their lives . . . until a shimmering figure named Luz appeared in the canyon behind their house.

    Luz filled the void. He shot hoops with seventeen-year-old Hank's hands. He showed fourteen-year-old Ana cinematic beauty behind her eyelids. He spoke kindly to eight-year-old Milo. But then Luz left, too, and he took something from each of them. As a new school year begins, Hank, Ana, and Milo must carry on as if an alien presence never altered them. But how can they ever feel close to other people again when Luz changed everything about how they see the world and themselves?

    In an imaginative and heartfelt exploration of human--and non-human--nature, Leah Thomas champions the unyielding bonds between family and true friends.

    Because You'll Never Meet Me
    A William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalist
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateFeb 13, 2018
    ISBN9781681191829
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    When Light Left Us
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    Leah Thomas

    Leah Thomas is an eco-communicator (an environmentalist with a love for writing and creativity), based in California. She's passionate about advocating for and exploring the relationship between social justice and environmentalism. She first wrote about Intersectional Environmentalism in 2019, but gained international following after her post 'Environmentalists for Black Lives Matter' in 2020. She has written for Vogue and Elle, among other places, and has been featured in Harper's Bazaar, W Magazine, Domino, Glamour, Teen Vogue, and on numerous podcasts. She studied environmental science, and worked for the US National Park Service and Patagonia before becoming a full-time activist. This is her first book.

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      Leah Thomas is a star. Every one of her books has creativity, originality, and tons of heart. We have to stan.