The Wonder of All Things

Publisher Marketing: From critically acclaimed and bestselling author Jason Mott comes a spellbinding tale of love, sacrifice and the power of miracles. On an ordinary day, at an air show like that in any small town across the country, a plane crashes into a crowd of spectators, killing and injuring dozens. But when the dust clears, a thirteen-year-old girl named Ava is found huddled beneath a pocket of rubble with her best friend, Wash. He is injured and bleeding, and when Ava places her hands over him, his wounds miraculously disappear. Ava has a unique gift: she can heal others of their physical ailments. Until the air show tragedy, her gift was a secret. But now the whole world knows, and suddenly Ava is thrust into the spotlight. People from all over the globe begin flocking to her small town, looking for healing and eager to glimpse the wonder of a miracle. But Ava's unusual ability comes at a great cost her own health and as she grows weaker with each healing, Ava begins searching for an escape. Wash agrees to help Ava, but little does she know he has his own secret he's been harboring, and soon Ava finds herself having to decide just how much she's willing to sacrifice in order to save the one she loves most." Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2014 pg. 17 (EAN 9780778316527, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2014 (EAN 9780778316527, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 09/01/2014 (EAN 9780778316527, Hardcover) Romantic Times 10/01/2014 pg. 38 (EAN 9780778316527, Hardcover) Booklist 09/01/2014 pg. 48 (EAN 9780778316527, Hardcover) People Weekly 10/06/2014 pg. 50 (EAN 9780778316527, Hardcover) Library Journal 10/15/2014 pg. 82 (EAN 9780778316527, Hardcover) Essence 11/01/2014 pg. 68 (EAN 9780778316527, Hardcover) BookPage 10/01/2014 (EAN 9780778316527, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Mott, Jason Jason Mott is the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author of The Returned, which was adapted for a network television drama series. A Pushcart Prize nominee, Jason was named by Entertainment Weekly as a writer poised to break big. He holds a BA in fiction and an MFA in poetry and is the author of two poetry collections. He currently lives in North Carolina. Contributor Bio:  Whelan, Julia Julia Whelan, a former child actress best known for her award-winning work on ABC's "Once and Again", has won multiple "AudioFile" Earphones Awards and was named one of "AudioFile" magazine's Best Voices of 2010. Her "flawless" narration of Jandy Nelson's "The Sky Is Everywhere" earned a place in the first round of 2011 Grammy nominations for Best Spoken Word Album.