“Nova’s calm, thoughtful style of teaching kept the workshop comments constructive, encouraging, and enthusiastic.

She makes this step of the writing journey both a proud and awe-inspiring experience.” Her insight (always gently given) is so clear, encouraging, and focused, it motivates you to polish your story until you can practically see your reflection in it. 2011 by Nova Ren Suma (Author) Visit Amazons Nova Ren Suma Page See search resultsfor this author Nova Ren Suma(Author) 4.0 out of 5 stars55 ratings See all formats and editions Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Dutton, 17.99 (352p) ISBN 978-8-6 In her first YA novel, Suma creates a surreal and dreamy world where magical thinking is carried to a. Sent away for two years, Chloe returns to face unsettling surprises, including a disturbing truth that Ruby has been suppressing.

During a drunken party-hosted by her beloved sister Ruby-14-year-old Chloe discovers a dead body floating in the reservoir. Her next novel is forthcoming from Algonquin Young Readers. Nova Ren Suma bursts onto the young adult scene with this tantalizing debut novel. She has an MFA in fiction from Columbia University and has taught creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania and Vermont College of Fine Arts as well as novel-writing workshops with the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, the Tin House YA Workshop, and the Fine Arts Work Center/24PearlStreet. Her novels include the #1 New York Times bestselling The Walls Around Us, A Room Away from the Wolves, Imaginary Girls, and more, and she was co-editor of the story & writing craft anthology FORESHADOW: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading & Writing YA, which originated as the online publication. Nova Ren Suma (she/her) is a New York Times bestselling author of strange, magical, and ghostly young adult novels and a two-time Edgar Award finalist.

Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma