The last Diversity in YA author is also a departure from the fantasy genre -- unless you consider any work of fiction to be a fantasy, or perhaps all works of fantasy to be possible realities...?
In either case, I present to you Francisco X. Stork.
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| Marcelo in the Real World |
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| The Last Summer of the Death Warriors |
Marcelo: The summer he is seventeen, Marcelo's father insists that he enter the "real world" by taking a job at his law firm. Marcelo has high-functioning autism, so the real world presents challenges in everyday behaviors most people take for granted. A discovery about one of his father's clients puts Marcelo face to face with an even harder decision.
Death Warriors: Pancho only has one goal when he is sent to St. Anthony's Home: to find the man who caused his sister's death and kill him. D.Q., a fellow resident of the orphanage, has terminal brain cancer and asks Pancho to go with him to Albuquerque where he will be undergoing experimental treatment. D.Q. is working on the Death Warriors Manifesto, which he insists on sharing with Pancho. When faced with death, can Pancho choose life?
Even if you don't get a chance to read these books, take a visit over to Mr. Stork's blog. He only posts every month or two, but his entries have great thoughtfulness and candor.
The DIYA event is only 10 days away!
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