Wonders of the Invisible World

Christopher Barzak is the author of the Crawford Fantasy Award-winning novel One for Sorrow, which was made into the Sundance feature film Jamie Marks is Dead. His second novel, The Love We Share Without Knowing, was a finalist for the Nebula and James Tiptree Jr. awards. His third novel, Wonders of the Invisible World, received the Stonewall Honor from the American Library Association and most recently was selected for inclusion on the Human Rights Campaign's list of books for libraries in LGBTQ-welcoming schools. He is also the author of three short story collections: Birds and Birthdays (surrealist fantasy stories), Before and Afterlives, (supernatural fantasies, which won the Shirley Jackson Awards), and the new Monstrous Alterations. His most recent novel, The Gone Away Place, received the inaugural Whippoorwill Award and selected for the Choose to Read Ohio program by the State Library of Ohio, the Ohioana Library Association, and the Ohio Center for the Book.

For fans of Patrick Ness and Tom McNeal comes a page-turning novel that's part ghost story, part love story. Aidan Lockwood lives in a sleepy farming community known for its cattle ranches and not much else. That is, until Jarrod, a friend he hasn't seen in years, moves back to town. It's Jarrod who opens Aidan's eyes to events he's long since forgotten, and who awakes in him feelings that go beyond mere friendship. But as Aidan's memories return, so do some unsettling truths about his family. As Aidan begins to probe into long-buried secrets, the lines between the past and the present, tales and truths, friends and lovers begin to blur, and Aidan will need to confront a family curse before he can lay claim to his life once more. "Brilliant storytelling that unearths new intersections of love and magic." -Scott Westerfeld, New York Times bestselling author of Zeroes "The unpredictability of curses, magic, and love are inexorably entwined in this gracefully written story." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "A captivating exploration of the power of place, family, memory, and time itself." -Kirkus Reviews "Barzak expertly balances magical realism, historical flashbacks, and contemporary teen romance in Aidan's journey of self-discovery." -Booklist