“Not only is Absolute Brightness a compelling story filled with drama and mystery, it is also a tenderhearted telling of good vs.
“The frank tone of Phoebe's narration and the tragedy of Leonard's abbreviated life will give readers plenty to ponder.” - School Library Journal An outstanding read for boys and girls alike.” - VOYA The teens created by Jean Ferris and Sarah Dessen come to mind as readers applaud Phoebe and big-sister Deidre's growth. “The marvelous details are engaging, adorable, and also gravely tragic. “Lecesne is an artist with small details, using them liberally both to heighten his characters' world and to plant material whose significance emerges only much later.” - Publishers Weekly James Lecesne is a treasure.” -Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours “ Absolute Brightness is revelatory-funny, suspenseful, surprising, and full of the insight into human life that only the best books offer us.
Beautifully pure.” -Duncan Sheik, songwriter and composer of Spring Awakening
“A captivating story in which youthful prejudices are transformed into deep compassion and understanding. His heroine is a sort of Scout Finch for the new millennium.” -Armistead Maupin, author of Tales of the City “James Lecesne has crafted an utterly engrossing tale that, like life itself, confounds expectations at every turn. “This book will encourage you to be exactly who you are.” -Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues This novel by James Lecesne, the cofounder of The Trevor Project, inspired the critically-acclaimed Off-Broadway show The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey. Phoebe, her family, and her community fight to understand what happened, and to make sense of why someone might want to extinguish the beautiful absolute brightness that was Leonard Pelkey. He sees people not as they are, but as they hope to be. When he comes to live with Phoebe’s family, he upsets the delicate balance of their lives. Leonard is an orphan, a cousin who Phoebe never knew she had. But everything changes when Leonard arrives. She helps her mom out with her hair salon, she goes to school, and she envies her perfect older sister. Phoebe’s life in Neptune, New Jersey, is somewhat unremarkable. “This complex, illuminating and beautiful book reminds us we have to look for the light even in the darkest corners.” -Brian Selznick, author of The Invention of Hugo Cabret From Academy Award-winning writer, actor, and activist in the LGBTQ community comes a groundbreaking story about love, prejudice, and being yourself.
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