Bernardo’s fast-paced novel takes readers through the emotional roller coaster of being a teenager trying to find her identity. Her brimming-with-action novel packs a few twists of its own, as Rocket finds more to her world than she believed existed, and mysteries from classic mythology begin to unravel themselves before her. Rocket Malone is as fiery and determined as her name implies (even though she reminds readers that she's actually named after arugula), and as her snappy dialogue and angsty powderkeg thoughts reaffirm; however, at times, she is revealed to be a vulnerable young woman trying to find her way and purpose. Bernardo draws upon classical and contemporary literature and mythology to present the perfect blend of history, fantasy and entertainment, with the author's own signature style. - Review from Publisher's Weekly, The Booklife Prize

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Susan Schaefer Bernardo is the award-winning author of Sun Kisses, Moon Hugs, a lyrical picture book about the enduring power of love.  Her second children’s book The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm (co-authored with LeVar Burton of Reading Rainbow) helps families cope with traumatic events, and was sent via rocket to the International Space Station as part of the “Storytime from Space” program. Her poem “Tonic Waters” about her mother-in-law’s death was selected as the winning entry for The Cancer Poetry Project 2 anthology and read aloud at the 2014 World Cancer Day Concert. Her latest picture book, The Big Adventures of Tiny House, is the story of a recycled tiny house on wheels who sets off across America to find the meaning of home.  Bernardo is a firm believer in the healing powers of creativity - she sculpts, paints, gardens and haunts museums when she isn't writing or doing author visits to schools. She lives in Los Angeles with her sons, two cats, four hens, a rambunctious terrier...and a lot of love. This is her first novel.

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