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A writer, tdsb english teacher, husband, dad, geek. Booklistdebut novelist lomax handles the plots complexities with skill. Oct 08, 20 debut novelist lomax handles the plots complexities with skill. David lomax toronto, canada was born in scotland and moved to canada at age eight. Jack discovers a hidden doorway that transports him back fifty years. His debut novel, backward glass comes out in october from flux books. Its cold on the way down, hot on the way up into the future, and it is always, always riveting, no matter which. Backward glass by david lomax overdrive rakuten overdrive. Of course, everything changed when kenny and his father uncover a shocking discovery in the carriage. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading backward glass. In nonfiction, she specializes in business all areas, narrative nonfiction particularly popular science, pop culture, memoir, and socialcultural issues, and selfhelp that focuses on success, motivation, and psychology. David lomax author of backward glass 20 at booksminority. Mar 10, 2015 it includes an advance reader copy of zeroboxer, as well as the oathbreakers shadow by amy mcculloch, wordless by adrianne strickland, insomnia by j.
If youre a teacher for around grades seven to ten looking for a book with a male protagonist but also. Buy a cheap copy of backward glass book by david lomax. Katie began her career at denise marcil literary agency in 2005 and joined don congdon associates as an agent in 2008. Jan 12, 2014 the backward glass a lot of rules such as you must be a kid, it only happens in years that end in 7, and you can only go back 10 years until they discover keys, etc. It did get confusing at times but overall it was a damn good book. I say that the one power it gave me was the ability to recommend the right books for people. Male authors seem to be adapting to the change in the reading world by writing female protagonists or, rather, from a darwinian point of view, the male authors who are best suited to this new world are the ones who are thriving. With a clear voice, and engaging tone, you are instantly drawn in and kept in suspense about what will happen next. David is survived by judy, his two sons, alistair and michael, three daughters, jane, megan and emily, two foster daughters, alicia and laura, and 11 grandchildren. More young adult similar books suggested by our critics.
Backward glass by david lomax paperback, 20 for sale. Holler at me if you have any thoughts regarding the lists. Johansson, the culling by steven dos santos and backward glass by david lomax. Publishers weeklyget ready to slide down into the past with david lomaxs backward glass. Theres a lot of interesting stuff to be learned from this list. One of the best handled time travel plots ive run across, with a large cast of teen travelers mostly situated ten years apart from each other over a century which makes the structure even better handled. While helping his dad renovate the carriage house, kenny finds a dead, mummified baby in the wall. Buy this book a dead baby and a decadesold list bearing kenny maxwells name and birthday impel the 14year. A geek love story sarah daltry backward glass david lomax backward facing man don silver backwards khandis mir backwards todd mitchell backwards rob grant backwards moon mary losure backwater carolina mac backwater joan bauer backwater bay. A good thriller, i liked backward glass, even though there were some flaws in explaining the plot. David lomax when kenny maxwell moves into his familys new yet falling apart victorian home in 1977, he makes a shocking discovery in the carriage house. David lomax was born in scotland and moved to canada at age eight. Booklist get ready to slide down into the past with david lomaxs backward glass. Backward glass is constructed the way a seasoned storyteller tells a story.
As the camera was set up, amin, surrounded by henchmen, asked david lomax what questions he had. Mar 05, 2014 backward glass is david lomaxs first book, and im waiting for the next one already. An earl grey student had recreated the cover of backward glass. A teen version of the time travelers wife comes to mind. But because of school and all that, i hadnt been reading as much as id like to. If timetravelling is your niche, this is a pretty stellar read. Speaking of, if you havent read or heard of backward glass by david lomax, it is most definitely a book i would recommend. When kenny maxwell moves into his familys new yet falling apart victorian home in 1977, he makes a shocking discovery in the carriage house. Oct 01, 20 his debut novel, backward glass is out now from flux books. However, there are many different characters in different time periods, which makes keeping track of people and events a little difficult. He currently divides his time between four great passions. When kenny maxwell moves into his familys new yet falling apart victorian home in 1977, he makes a shocking. His debut novel, backward glass is out now from flux books. Born in scotland and raised in toronto, david lomax divides his time between four great passions writing, reading, teaching highschool english, and his wonderful family.
When clary fray heads out to the pandemonium club in new york city, she hardly expects to witness a murder. Buried inside the wall is a babys mummified body wrapped. I went to the library for the first time in like a year and randomly picked out david lomaxs backwardglass. Publishers weekly intricate, lusciously creepy paranormal mystery. An earl grey student had recreated the cover of backward glass in pastels, and at the end, wanted a picture of me with her work. These days people sometimes like to call it a disconnect but i dont approve of turning verbs into nouns. The backward glass a lot of rules such as you must be a kid, it only happens in years that end in 7, and you can only go back 10 years until they discover keys, etc. Any format for kindle the johnstown flood by david mccullough. When kenny maxwell moves into his familys new yet falling apart.
A suspenseful, thoughtprovoking literary piece that will have you trying to fit the pieces of a puzzle. Sep 04, 20 2 comments written by guest blogger in twentythree years of teaching english at the highschool level, i must admit that ive managed to get away with a lot. A geek love story sarah daltry backward glass david lomax backwardfacing man don silver backwards khandis mir backwards todd mitchell backwards rob grant backwards moon mary losure backwater carolina mac backwater joan bauer backwater bay. It includes an advance reader copy of zeroboxer, as well as the oathbreakers shadow by amy mcculloch, wordless by adrianne strickland, insomnia by j. Backward glass is a young adult timetravel thriller. Much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with odd. Debut novelist lomax handles the plots complexities with skill. Buried inside the wall is a babys mummified body wrapped in old newspaper. Jun 12, 2015 backward glass by david lomax i am quite a book nerd. A dead baby and a decadesold list bearing kenny maxwells name and birthday impel the 14year. Backward glass by david lomax another ya novel, another canadian debut author. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Download and read books by david lomax in pdf, epub, mobi formats for iphone, mac and ipad.
Backward glass is david lomaxs first book, and im waiting for the next one already. Characters are generally relatable and can be rooted for. David lomax davidlomax on qt has signed with agent katie grimm of don congdon associates, inc can you tell us a little bit about the book for which youve found representation. Read backward glass by david lomax for free with a 30 day free trial. I stayed up way past my bedtime to finish this one. Backward glass by david lomax i am quite a book nerd. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A journal of poetry, puerto del sol, the pinch, barrelhouse online, cotton xenomorph and freezeray poetry and she has work forthcoming in birdfeast, entropy, and harpur palate. David lomax 25 backward glass book launch october 19, 20. Backward glass by david lomax help me make it not happen, kenny. Read backward glass by david lomax available from rakuten kobo. In the end, all of the pieces of the story fall into place to give the reader a satisfying ending. Oct 08, 20 david lomax was born in scotland and moved to canada at age eight. I love to read but generally i have enough self control to put down a book if i need to.
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