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	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
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Children’s, Teenage & Educational

WANDERING WILD

Jessica Taylor

Sixteen-year-old Tal is a Wanderer—a grifter whose life is built around the sound of wheels on the road, the customs of her camp, and the artful scams that keep her fed. With her brother, Wen, by her side, it's the only life she's ever known. It's the only one she's ever needed.

Then in a sleepy Southern town, the queen of cons picks the wrong mark when she meets Spencer Sway—the clean-cut Socially Secured boy who ends up hustling her instead of the other way around. For the first time, she sees a reason to stay. As her obligations to the camp begin to feel like a prison sentence, the pull to leave tradition behind has never been so strong. But the Wanderers live by signs, and all the signs all say that Tal and Spencer will end only in heartache and disaster. Is a chance at freedom worth almost certain destruction? Jessica Taylor adores sleepy Southern settings, unrequited love, and characters who sneak out late at night. After graduating from law school, she realized she'd rather write her own stories than read dusty law books. Visit her online at www.jessicataylorwrites.com or follow her on Twitter @JessicaTaylorYA.

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Book Published 2016-05-03 by Sky Pony Press

Comments

A moving portrayal of young love, family, and hope, a combination that steals your heart on every page.

Tal is a vibrant and compelling, and the questions she confronts—what belonging means, how to find your place in the world even when it looks nothing like what you expected—are gripping. Wandering Wild is a romantic and hauntingly beautiful tale of how we fight for waht, and who, we love.

Full of thieves and vagabonds, authentic romance, and a hint of magical realism, Wandering Wild is as compelling as the call of the open road.

Jessica Taylor's prose is exquisite, her characters authentic, and her plot imaginative. Tal is brave, flawed, and clever—a YA heroine who won't soon be forgotten!

Wandering Wild is a beautiful, tempestuous read, filled with struggle and discovery. Descriptions of the open road, and of the thrill of striking off to someplace new will make you want to wander, even as you come to see that even the freest person can still be trapped. By the end, you'll embrace your own wild impulses.