Kerry Kletter has had a lifelong passion for story. She holds a degree in literature and has an extensive background in theater, having appeared in film, television, and onstage. When not writing, Kerry can be found surfing, running, working with animals, or singing loudly in her car while stuck in LA traffic. A native of Ridgewood, New Jersey, Kerry now lives in Santa Monica, California, with her partner, screenwriter David Zorn. The First Time She Drowned is her debut novel. Follow her on Twitter @kkletter.
Praise for The First Time She Drowned "Lyrical,
emotional...resonant." --Entertainment Weekly, MUST LIST
"Beautiful and passionate . . . [Kletter is] a writer of great
distinction and infinite promise." --Pat Conroy, #1 New York Times
bestselling author of The Prince of Tides and South of Broad "Kerry
Kletter's The First Time She Drowned is the kind of book I love
best--a lovely and haunting keep-you-up-all-night heart-wrencher
that is both beautiful and raw, painful and uplifting. It's utterly
amazing. An incredible read. Be warned though--you will want to
read Cassie's story, start to finish, in one sitting. And then you
will want to race to put it in the hands (and hearts) of everyone
you know and love." --Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling
author of All the Bright Places "Sentence by sentence . . . one of
the most lyrical novels I've ever read. Haunting and exquisite."
--Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything,
Everything "The First Time She Drowned is an exquisite and
masterful dive, a brave exploration into the complexities of
family, and the saving grace of friendship. Kletter's writing is
hypnotic, her characters alive, her story tragic, beautiful,
hopeful. Simply put, this book is stunning." --David Arnold,
critically acclaimed author of Mosquitoland "[A] beautiful,
gut-wrenching ache of a story. If you are at all interested in
books, this is required reading." --Becky Albertalli, author of the
Morris Award-winning Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda "The best
writers are able to tell the most difficult stories with the most
empathy, and that's just what Kletter does in this haunting debut
about a girl lost in the depths of her family's secrets and shame.
Complex, affirming, and beautifully written." --Stephanie Kuehn,
author of the Morris Award-winning Charm & Strange "Gorgeous,
sumptuously lyrical, luminous...a feast for lovers of language. The
First Time She Drowned singlehandedly shatters every argument that
YA books aren't fit fare for adults." --Jeff Zentner, author of The
Serpent King
* "[An] excellent debut novel....heart-wrenching....Readers who
enjoy the suspense of unreliable narrators, as in Adele Griffin's
Loud Awake and Lost or Stephanie Kuehn's Complicit, will appreciate
this one." --Booklist *STARRED*
"This heartfelt, lyrical debut will strike a chord with older teens
who appreciate contemporary fiction." --Kirkus Reviews "An
absorbing read...fans of realistic fiction will be drawn to this
book." --VOYA "Kletter's exploration of a dysfunctional family
through the eyes of a daughter is raw with emotion...a
sophisticated read...lyrical." --School Library Journal "A complex
novel that ultimately uplifts." --Publishers Weekly "One of the
best books you need to know now" --Teen Vogue "[W]ill hook you from
the first line." --Bustle "Raw and evocative." --Buzzfeed
"A stunning story of family and friendship." --BookRiot
Named by BARNES & NOBLE Teen Blog and Paste Magazine "one of the
best books of the year so far."
An ALA Booklist "Top 10 First Novel for Youth" selection!
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