Holler of the Fireflies
A boy from the hood in Brooklyn travels to a STEM camp in an Appalachian holler for one epic, life-changing summer in this brilliant novel from the award-winning author of The Stars Beneath Our Feet.
Javari knew that West Virginia would be different from his home in Bushwick, Brooklyn. But his first day at STEM Camp in a little Appalachian town is still a shock. Though run-ins with the police are just the same here. Not good. Javari will learn a lot about science, tech, engineering, and math at camp. And also, about rich people, racism, and hidden agendas. But it's Cricket, a local boy, budding activist, and occasional thief, who will show him a different side of the holler--and blow his mind wide open. Javari is about to have that summer. Where everything gets messy and complicated and confusing . . . and you wouldn't want it any other way. J + C + summer = ∞
Author: David Barclay Moore
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/27/2022
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.81w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9781524701284
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 516550 / Holler of the Fireflies
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2022
Publishers Weekly 08/08/2022
Booklist 09/01/2022 pg. 72
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2022 pg. 92
Shelf Awareness 10/09/2022
School Library Journal 11/01/2022 pg. 59
About the Author
David Barclay Moore is the author of The Stars Beneath Our Feet, which won the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award for New Talent. David was born and raised in Missouri. After studying creative writing at Iowa State University, film at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and language studies at l'Université de Montpellier in France, David moved to New York City, where he has worked in film, journalism, and communications. David now divides his time between Brooklyn, NY; Los Angeles, CA; and St. Louis, MO.
