Novels
ABOUT DANI NOIR:
Life is nothing like a noir movie. Or so you think.
Fade in on thirteen-year-old Dani Callanzano. It’s the summer before eighth grade, and Dani’s stuck in her nowhere mountain town with only her favorite noir mysteries at the Little Art Movie Theatre to keep her company. But when a big secret invades the scene in real life, Dani decides to bring the truth to light. Armed with a vivid imagination, a flair for the dramatic, and her knowledge of all things Rita Hayworth, Dani sets out to solve the mystery, and learns more about herself than she ever thought she could. All she knows is someone’s been lying and thinks they can get away with it. And it all has something to do with a girl in polka-dot tights…
Had a rotten summer? Love a good black-and-white movie? Wonder if you have it in you to be a femme fatale? Check out DANI NOIR, Nova Ren Suma’s debut novel for tweens, coming in hardcover from Simon & Schuster / Aladdin in September 2009. Look for it at your local independent bookseller, pre-order it on Amazon, or add it to your shelf on Goodreads.
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Nova is also working on her next book, a contemporary YA novel about imaginary girls, mythical creatures, and the tall tales you tell yourself about the people you know and the places where you’re cursed to live.
