Learning Not To Drown might look like a typical YA issue book at first glance, but what I found was a story that drew me into its sad and dysfunctional world. Clare’s life is made up of parents that vacillate between being totally checked out when it comes to her emotional needs and overbearing when […]
Author: Anna Shinoda
Anna Shinoda was raised in a mountain town so small it lacked a stoplight. She used to escape into the high branches of trees to read and dream stories, out of reach from her own family skeleton. Eventually, she climbed down with her debut novel, Learning Not to Drown.