Write Naked

Sixteen-year-old Victor, a thoughtful loner who tries to live his life "under the radar," wants to test out the saying "You have to be naked to write." When he sneaks off with an old Royal typewriter to his uncle's cabin deep in the Vermont woods and strips off his clothes, he expects Thoreau-like solitude. What he gets is something elseboth funny and, as his high school English teacher likes to say, "transformative." For he discovers a face in the window watching himRose Anna, a homeschooled free spirit with an antique fountain pen and a passion to save the planet. Their unexpected encounter marks the beginning of an inspired writing partnershipand a relationship as timeless and eager as the Vermont woods in spring. A strikingly original debut novel that introduces two storytellers with different kinds of tales: onein Victor's unforgettable voicea quirky, contemporary love story; the otherby Rose Annaan ecological fantasy featuring a tiny heroic newt. Together, the teens explore the possibility of connections to one another, the woods outside, and the world beyond.Gould, Peter is the author of 'Write Naked' with ISBN 9780374384838 and ISBN 0374384835.