About This Book
Since girlhood, seventeen-year-old, aspiring detective Kori Lawton has been fascinated by the Church of Wheel of Fire and its raging bonfires that light the night sky near her home in Californias San Joaquin Valley. When Kori attempts to free another teen girl, Flicker, from the doomsday cult, she falls under the hypnotic spell of its enigmatic leader, Promus, as he plots his deadly scheme. In the end, Kori may have to save not only Flicker, but all the members of the cult.
Praise for Janet Nichols Lynch
My Beautiful Hippie With realism, humor and honesty, [Lynch] describespsychedelic drugs, feminism, anti-war demonstrations and profound political upheaval.?Kirkus Reviews
Messed Up, An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and VOYA Top of the Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers. Sad, moving, and profound.Jeffrey Kaplan, the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents, ALAN Picks
Racing California, a Society of School Librarians International Honor Book.
This uncommon sports novel will find bike racing some new fans.Booklist
Peace is a Four-Letter Word Characters are drawn with real complexity...reflects honest debate.Booklist
Addicted to Her Fast paced and thought-provokinga powerful account of a consuming teenage relationship.Publishers Weekly
