Bright Lights, Dark Nights

Stephen Emond

Macmillan, Aug 11, 2015 - Juvenile Fiction - 367 pages

A story about first love, first fights, and finding yourself in a messed up world, from Stephen Emond, acclaimed author of Happyface.

Walter Wilcox has never been in love. That is, until he meets Naomi, and sparks, and clever jokes, fly. But when his cop dad is caught in a racial profiling scandal, Walter and Naomi, who is African American, are called out at school, home, and online. Can their bond (and mutual love of the Foo Fighters) keep them together?

With black-and-white illustrations throughout and a heartfelt, humorous voice, Bright Lights, Dark Nights authentically captures just how tough first love can be...and why it's worth fighting for.

About the author

Stephen Emond started his career by drawing a comic strip called Steverino. It helped him develop as both an artist and a writer. He thought the comic strip was a great way to learn writing because every strip has a beginning, middle and end. He did 25 page books every month with three cartoons per page. He won a national contest - the Andrew-McMeels/Follett College Store¿s STRIP SEARCH: DISCOVERING TOMORROW¿S TOP CARTOONISTS TODAY and had his comic printed in a book of the same name. The next cartoon character was Emo Boy. He has superpowers but they were destructive. Then came Happyface - a comic about a boy who suffered a terrible tragedy but puts on a Happy Face and swallows all the pain. The next project was the Emo Boy movie directed by Kyle Newman. After the movie, Stephen Emond began writing an autobiographical comic strip Lemons.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Bright Lights, Dark Nights
• Author: Stephen Emond
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Macmillan, 2015
• ISBN: 1626722064, 9781626722064
• Length: 367 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Family / General; Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents; Juvenile Fiction / Love & Romance; Juvenile Fiction / School & Education; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Dating & Relationships; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism; Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Contemporary; Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Dating & Sex; Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism