Fires Burning Underground

By Nancy McCabe

It's Anny's first day of middle school and, after years of being homeschooled, her first day of public school ever. In art, Larissa asks what kind of ESP is her favorite: telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, or telekinesis? Tracy asks how she identifies: gay, straight, bi, asexual, pan, trans, or confused? And thus kicks off a school year for Anny in which she'll navigate a path between childhood and adolescence, imagination and identity. In a year of turmoil and transition, with a new awareness of loss after the death of a friend, Anny struggles to find meaning in tragedy, to come to terms with her questions about her sexuality, and to figure out how to negotiate her own ever-shifting new friendships. And when her oldest friend's life is in danger, she must summon up her wits, imagination, and the ghosts that haunt her to save them both.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646035607
• ISBN13: 9781646035601
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Fitzroy Books
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7