Illuminating - The Washington Post David Arnold's sparkling, startling, laugh-out-loud debut. USA Today David Arnold combines brio with compassion in this captivating first novel, which holds surprises, big and small, right to the end. Mosquitoland stings in all the right places, which is why it will no doubt be many teenagers' new favorite book and win over the crustiest old-timer, too. Review Quotes Accolades for Mosquitoland Arnold proves his worth as a top-notch storyteller on his first literary go-round, which is reminiscent of Ferris Bueller's Day Off if done by John Hughes with Jack Kerouac. *Includes a discussion guide, exclusive author interview, and music lyrics written by David Arnold But when her thousand-mile journey takes a few turns she could never see coming, Mim must confront her own demons, redefining her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane. So she ditches her new life and hops aboard a northbound Greyhound bus to her real home and her real mother, meeting a quirky cast of fellow travelers along the way. Before the dust has a chance to settle, she learns her mother is sick back in Cleveland.
"Memorable" - People After the sudden collapse of her family, Mim Malone is dragged from her home in northern Ohio to the "wastelands" of Mississippi, where she lives in a medicated milieu with her dad and new stepmom.
"A breath of fresh air" - Entertainment Weekly
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