by Allyson Longueira | Oct 1, 2014
Notes From the Buffer Zone
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Mrs. Carpenter considers Tracy a lost cause, one of those students who cares little about school and even less about completing her writing assignments. Until the day Tracy offers her teacher a glimpse into the creative soul that lies beneath the teenage exterior. And that glimpse will change everything Tracy’s teacher knows about her student, and herself.
[Rusch] is one of those very few writers whose style takes me right into the story—the words and pages disappear as the characters and their story swallows me whole….Rusch has style.
by Allyson Longueira | Aug 26, 2014
Rose in Dreamland
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Coney Island in 1907, known for its freaks and spectacles. But for Rose, Coney Island becomes a place of wonder, a place that makes memories. A place that saves lives…
A moving story that offers a glimpse at the Coney Island of old through an unexpected lens.
“Rusch is a great storyteller.”
by Allyson Longueira | Mar 21, 2014
Skating in Time
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Mickey never imagined her life would turn out this way. But she learned the hard way that life holds many surprises. Seeking solace on the skating rink, she discovers that life’s changes hold hope for new beginnings—if only she knows where to look.
“Rusch is a great storyteller.”
by Allyson Longueira | Mar 6, 2014
Stille Nacht
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Christmas: a time of family, tradition, togetherness—until your family shatters. With no grandparents to spoil her daughters, one single mom faces the holiday alone. Her daughters worry that Santa, like Daddy, won’t show up. She worries, too: What if she can’t give them—or herself—the magic of Christmas?
But maybe, just maybe, she’ll find that magic on Christmas morning, under the tree, like all the other gifts of the season.
by Allyson Longueira | Mar 6, 2014
Elegy for Piano and Three Voices
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Stacey’s mother has disappeared. Alzheimer’s has taken her and left a shell. Except, one night, Stacey—a composer who has given up everything to care for her mother—can’t take it any more. She sits at the piano and plays Bach.
The music reveals amazing things, things Stacey does not expect, things she cannot hope for, things she knows will soon vanish forever.
