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Under the Light of Fireflies

ISBN 9781963511017 | paperback | $19.95 | pub date Jan 2025

A big-hearted coming-of-age debut about a tiger, a Russian, a model airplane, unexplainable disaster, and a bewildered twelve-year-old boy just trying to find his place in the world.

It’s 1981 in Texarkana, Texas, and Noah Ellis is trying hard to remember. Still reeling from the loss of his father in a suspicious tragedy, Noah is in a tragedy of his own—one that results in another inexplicable death, this time leaving Noah to suffer from severe amnesia. 

After that day, everything changes. Noah becomes an unwitting star in a highly publicized trial. Girls start to notice him, and kids who once bullied him now allow him to run with their pack—at a cost. Standing as always in his big brother’s shadow, Noah also has a little sister he must look out for. But Noah’s still stuck on that day and the accident he can’t remember. As town secrets come to light and summer draws to a close, Noah must find a way to salvage all that he’s lost, and to learn what is truly precious.

PRAISE FOR:

"Debut author Sanders delivers a powerful, coming-of-age novel set in 1981 Texarkana... [and] weaves a perfectly paced, compelling novel that will challenge and ultimately reward readers...  All told, [Under the Light of Fireflies] is a home run." — Ana Menchaca, Booklist

"A boy learns to accept the unpredictability of life and finds his own sense of self in the transformative novel Under the Light of Fireflies." — Julia Dillman, Foreword Reviews

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Raised on radio, Lee Sanders is a Texas author who
likes to write from the hip. His passions include guitars, grilling, and golf, although he’s not afraid of perusing a classic novel or catching a football game. He lives in Fort Worth with his wife, Zina, and their two daughters, Emilia and Caroline. He was born and raised in Texarkana and graduated with a degree in History from East Texas State. Under the Light of Fireflies is his debut novel.

AUTHOR LEE SANDERS

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