BE NOT AFRAID

Be Not Afraid is the YA rendition of The Exorcist. Haunting and creepy, it is a story about learning how to find the good in yourself.

Marin doesn't quite fit in with the girls at her new school. She's shy, quiet, and wears dark sunglasses—even inside. There's a reason for this, a secret she can't tell anyone: Marin can see pain inside people. Physical pain manifests as multi-colored shapes in everyone she meets. A cavity looks like a pea-sized emerald, a headache like a wide orange band. Muscular pain glows like bright blue beads, and hunger burns yellow. “Readers will be amazed by Agnes and Honey's strength to enter a brave new world of Big Macs and automatic doors—and independence and unconditional love.” --Publishers Weekly, on The Patron Saint of Butterflies “In the realistic and emotionally charged climax, family ties are revealed and, thanks to Honey's forethought and Agnes's new understanding that the truth can set you free...Readers will...cheer them on as they ponder the limits of faith and duty.” --School Library Journal, on The Patron Saint of Butterflies “Readers will be fascinated by a glimpse into a lifestyle not often seen.” --Booklist, on The Patron Saint of Butterflies “What a truly special, amazing, heart-touching work of art...The story pulls readers through the pages with a persistent urgency to discover what happens to the two main characters...Galante is a very talented writer, and fans will eagerly look forward to her next book.” --TeenReads.com, on The Patron Saint of Butterflies One day, when Carissa, one of the mean, popular girls at school, approaches Marin, Marin sees a thick, sinewy blackness seeping in and around the corners of Carissa's brain, something she has never seen before. Things get more frightening when Dominic, Carissa's cute older brother, admits to Marin that Carissa has been acting strangely. He thinks she may in fact be possessed by the devil. Worst of all, he thinks Marin has something to do with it. As Marin finds herself unwillingly drawn into Carissa's situation, secrets of her own become exposed, leading her to a new, deeper understanding of herself, and her gift. Be Not Afraid is the YA rendition of The Exorcist. Haunting and creepy, it is a story about learning how to find the good in yourself. CECILIA GALANTE's young adult novel The Patron Saint of Butterflies was published by Bloomsbury in 2008. It was a Book Sense Pick, a NAIBA Best Book, an Oprah's Book Club Teen Reading Selection, one of Amazon.com's Best Teen Books of 2008, a Bank Street Children's Books of the Year, and a Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee. She has written the young adult novel The Sweetness of Salt (Bloomsbury 2010); the middle grade novels Hershey Herself (S&S 2008), Willowood (S&S 2010), and The Summer of May (S&S 2011); and also the early chapter book series Little Wings (Random House Books for Young Readers). Galante teaches graduate creative writing at Wilkes University. “Readers will be amazed by Agnes and Honey's strength to enter a brave new world of Big Macs and automatic doors—and independence and unconditional love.” --Publishers Weekly, on The Patron Saint of Butterflies “In the realistic and emotionally charged climax, family ties are revealed and, thanks to Honey's forethought and Agnes's new understanding that the truth can set you free...Readers will...cheer them on as they ponder the limits of faith and duty.” --School Library Journal, on The Patron Saint of Butterflies “Readers will be fascinated by a glimpse into a lifestyle not often seen.” --Booklist, on The Patron Saint of Butterflies “What a truly special, amazing, heart-touching work of art...The story pulls readers through the pages with a persistent urgency to discover what happens to the two main characters...Galante is a very talented writer, and fans will eagerly look forward to her next book.” --TeenReads.com, on The Patron Saint of Butterflies