Catastrophe Theory
A Novel
Woodhall Press · Print & ebook · October 4, 2022
Due to a rare brain tumor, Vera Garcia’s soccer career is suddenly sidelined at the start of her senior year.
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- Who it’s for
- Vera’s sidelined soccer career meets brain surgery and a hurricane in Florida.
- Themes
- Illness and identity, Mother-daughter bonds, Loss and reinvention
- Pacing
- Fast
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Due to a rare brain tumor, Vera Garcia’s soccer career is suddenly sidelined at the start of her senior year. When her single mother Eliza, terrified at the thought of losing her only daughter, clings too tightly, both Vera’s identity and her freedom are in jeopardy. They make it to St. Petersburg, Florida for surgery, just as Hurricane Phoenix’s trajectory turns directly toward them.
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As it churns closer and closer, past and present collide in a whirlwind of love, betrayal, and illusion. Will they succumb to loss, or like the phoenix, reinvent themselves, rewrite their stories, and rise anew?
Soccer, Surgery, Hurricane
Vera’s sidelined soccer career meets brain surgery and a hurricane in Florida.
Come here for
- A senior-year soccer career interrupted by a rare brain tumor
- A mother and daughter facing surgery as Hurricane Phoenix approaches
Expect
- Mother-daughter closeness strained by fear and a need for freedom
- Past and present colliding amid love, betrayal, and illusion
Where it sits
| YA Illness & Disease Stories | 73% |
|---|---|
| Soccer | 62% |
| Coming of Age | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Coming of Age
- YA Family Stories
- YA Stories About Girls & Women
- YA Illness & Disease Stories
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- Death & Grief for Teens
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens
- Soccer
- Authors
- Rebecca Lowry Warchut
- Publisher
- Woodhall Press
- Published
- October 4, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Illness and identity · Mother-daughter bonds · Loss and reinvention
- Reading lane
- Coming of Age