I am thrilled to be hosting a spot
on the I AM NOT ALONE by Francisco X. Stork Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out
my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
Author: Francisco X. Stork
Release Date: July 18, 2023
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 242
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/I-AM-NOT-ALONE, Amazon
Award-winning
author Francisco X. Stork revisits some of the themes and ideas that made Marcelo
in the Real World such an unforgettable novel.
Alberto’s
life isn't easy: He's an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who lives with his
sister's abusive boyfriend―but he'd always accepted his place in the world.
Until he starts hearing the voice of a man called Captain America, a voice that
wants him to achieve more, no matter the cost.
Grace has it
all: She has a supportive boyfriend, she’s on track to be valedictorian, and
she’s sure to go to the college of her dreams. Still, nothing feels right to
her any more after the divorce of her parents, and feels she needs something
more.
When Alberto
and Grace meet, they have an immediate and electric connection. But when
Alberto is present at the scene of a terrible crime, he becomes a suspect. And
with his developing schizophrenia, he’s not even sure he believes in his own
innocence.
Can Grace
find a way to prove Alberto’s innocence to himself and the world?
This is a
page-turning thriller and a sensitive story about mental health, love, and
community that will appeal to anyone who has struggled with their place in the
world, from award-winning author Francisco X. Stork.
Reviews:
★ “An affecting, deeply emotional story. An important book.” -- Booklist, starred review
★ “Alberto’s suspected schizophrenia makes him
heartbreakingly susceptible to both the best and worst of humanity. An
illuminatingly powerful story about mental illness, young love, faith, and
hope.” -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"The
narrative’s high-stakes conflicts are front and center, [but] it’s the sheer
sweetness of Alberto and Grace’s love story that sets the tone of this hopeful
read." -- Publishers Weekly
Top 5 Favorite Scenes and Why
There’s always a scene from my books that stays with me and that I return to now and then and read as if it were written by someone else (someone a lot wiser than me!). From Marcelo in the Real World, I go back to the conversation between Marcelo and Rabbi Heschel, where Marcelo reveals that he is losing his faith in God. What Rabbi Heschel tells him about her faith has always inspired me with hope.
Francisco X. Stork 
is the author of Marcelo in the Real World,
winner of the Schneider Family Book Award for Teens and the Once Upon a World
Award; The Last Summer of the Death Warriors, which was named to
the YALSA Best Fiction for Teens list and won the Amelia Elizabeth Walden
Award; Irises; The Memory of Light, which received four
starred reviews; and Disappeared, which also received four starred
reviews and was named a Kirkus Best Book of the Year. He lives
near Boston with his wife. You can find him on the web at franciscostork.com
and @StorkFrancisco.
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(1) winner
will receive a finished copy of I AM NOT ALONE - US Only.
Ends August 1st, midnight EST.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
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7/17/2023 |
Interview/IG Post |
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7/17/2023 |
Guest Post |
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7/18/2023 |
Guest Post |
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7/18/2023 |
Guest Post/IG Post |
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7/19/2023 |
Guest Postt/IG Post |
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7/19/2023 |
IG Review |
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7/20/2023 |
Review/IG Post |
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7/20/2023 |
Review/IG Post |
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7/21/2023 |
IG Review/LFL Drop Pic |
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7/21/2023 |
IG Review |
Week Two:
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7/24/2023 |
IG Review/TikTok Post |
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7/24/2023 |
Review/IG Post |
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7/25/2023 |
Review/IG Post |
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7/25/2023 |
IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post |
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7/26/2023 |
Review/IG Post |
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7/26/2023 |
Review |
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7/27/2023 |
IG Review/TikTok Post |
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7/27/2023 |
IG Review |
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7/28/2023 |
IG Review |
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7/28/2023 |
IG Post |
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