The Boys Who Danced With The Moon
by Mark Paul Oleksiw
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Pub Date Feb 01 2018 | Archive Date Nov 30 2018
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Description
Can you ever escape the past? Kiran Wells, a mid-30’s professional living on the West Coast, thought he was safe until an anonymous letter arrives from his hometown. Its only contents- an old newspaper clipping about a drowning twenty years earlier. Leaving career and friends behind, Kiran returns to the place of his youth to find the conjurer of his past.
Kiran is a quiet and shy teenager with a taste for alternative music growing up in a suburban northern town during the mid-80's. The arrival of two students, the confident and rebellious Marius and the naive, cloak-wearing Moony, awaken Kiran. On the eve of graduation, fate turns the volume off in Kiran’s world and his memory fades to black.
Returning to his hometown, Kiran is forced to confront the demons that haunt him. His future depends on whatever hope he has left and the life or death decision he must ultimately make. Will he hear the music again?
The Boys Who Danced with the Moon is a coming of age tale of friendship, youth, and love.
The novel is available in paperback and ebook formats.
A Note From the Publisher
Ebook available through Amazon or Kobo
SECOND NOVEL: Munching on The Sun will be advanced promoted on Netgalley beginning in July!
Advance Praise
REVIEW from the Booklife Prize (a division of Publisher's Weekly)
Plot: This skillfully crafted YA mystery novel revolves around a past event that continues to haunt its protagonist. Oleksiw offers a realistic portrait of a suburban town in the 1980s and of the ties that bind individuals to the place of their origins.
Prose: Oleksiw works in a clear, lyrical prose that effectively conveys the unfolding events, while kneading at the more elusive aspects of the story, as filtered through time, tightly held secrets, and memory.
Originality: Oleksiw deftly blends a coming-of-age story with elements of a mystery, resulting in an insightful and refreshing YA novel with crossover appeal to an older audience.
Character Development: While the protagonist remains somewhat of an enigma throughout the novel, readers will come to know him through his relationships with other characters. The circumstances of the mystery will keep readers fully engaged, as will Kiran’s quest to rediscover, or perhaps reclaim, his soul.
Marketing Plan
The Boys Who Danced With The Moon
Netgalley
Exposing novel via Netgalley to influencers including librarians, educators globally
Marketing via social media channels:
Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads
Promotional
Goodreads campaign (autographed copies), promotional bookmarks, KOBO and Amazon promotional discounts on ebooks
Interviews/Blogs
Regular blogs via Goodreads/linked to website
Author is available for interviews/podcasts/Skype
Trade and Industry Publications
Author/Publisher active advertising via Publishers Weekly/Booklife
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781775111108 |
| PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Pamela J, Reviewer
Wow! This was just a wonderful book! It had mystery, pain, beauty and redemption. Olesiw is an immensely talented writer who produces realistic characters and story lines. I spent an entire day just completely in the thrall of THE BOYS WHO DANCED WITH THE MOON.
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