Meet my contemporary young-adult novel, The Beauty of a Spiral, winner of the 2024 Moonbeam Book Awards Gold medal in YA General Fiction and honored to be the 2023 BookLife Prize YA/middle-grade finalist. Booklife, by Publishers Weekly, interviewed me for their “Meet the Finalists” article–find it here. This novel is also the proud recipient of great reviews by Kirkus Reviews, author Linda Kao, and others. See excerpts below! As well, check out a host of thoughtful, flattering reviews on Amazon.
While covering difficult topics like illness and death, The Beauty of a Spiral highlights the important roles friendship, kindness, and family play in a young person’s life, especially during challenging times.
“This rewarding tale of battling cancer sparkles with a zestful cast and surprising buoyancy.”
~Kirkus Reviews
“Maddaleni addresses the difficult topic of a teenager fighting cancer in this authentic and heartwarming story. I found myself cheering for sixteen-year-old Madz from the first pages, and her growth as she navigates the challenges of both her illness and staying true to herself makes this story shine. I also appreciated the cast of characters, each with their own struggles and victories, that filled out this carefully developed world. Maddaleni strikes just the right balance with her subject knowledge and an emotional, well-paced plot.”
~Linda Kao, author (as written in the Publishers Weekly Booklife article “Meet the Finalists of the 2023 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest”)
See my post about The Beauty of a Spiral for more details.
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