Into the Light by Mark Oshiro

Into the Light

Mark Oshiro

Tor/Forge · Paperback · March 26, 2024

When you're like me, you have to lie.

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Who it’s for
A tense, emotionally charged story about memory, belonging, and deciding who you’re allowed to be.
Genres
YA LGBTQ+, Thrillers & Suspense, Loners & Outsiders for Teens
Published
Tor/Forge, March 26, 2024

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When you're like me, you have to lie. It’s been one year since Manny was cast out of his family and driven into the wilderness of the American Southwest. Since then, Manny lives by self-taught rules that keep him moving—and keep him alive. Now, he’s taking a chance on a traveling situation with the Varela family, whose attractive but surly son, Carlos, seems to promise a new future. I can't let anyone down.

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Eli abides by the rules of his family, living in a secluded community that raised him to believe his obedience will be rewarded. But an unsettling question slowly eats away at Eli’s once unwavering faith in Reconciliation: Why can’t he remember his past? What am I supposed to do? But the reported discovery of an unidentified body found in the hills of Idyllwild, California, will draw both of these young men into facing their biggest fears and confronting their own identity—and who they are allowed to be. Find the truth. For fans of Courtney Summers and Tiffany D. Jackson, Into the Light is a ripped-from-the-headlines story with Oshiro's signature mix of raw emotions and visceral prose—but with a startling twist you’ll have to read to believe.

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A tense, emotionally charged story about memory, belonging, and deciding who you’re allowed to be.

Come here for

  • Two young men questioning the lives they’ve been taught to accept
  • Identity and suspense braided with raw emotion

Expect

  • A dual perspective shaped by secrecy and uncertainty
  • An unsettling discovery that draws two lives together

Where it sits

Thrillers & Suspense45%
YA LGBTQ+31%
Loners & Outsiders for Teens23%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA LGBTQ+
  • Social Themes for Teens
  • Thrillers & Suspense
Authors
Mark Oshiro
Publisher
Tor/Forge
Published
March 26, 2024
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
YA LGBTQ+