A.B. Westrick is the daughter of Southerners who sought to leave
the South behind. Raised in Pennsylvania, she later moved with her
husband to Virginia and spent hours walking Richmond's brick
streets, wondering how her ancestors fared during and after the War
Between the States. Brotherhood grew from these wonderings.
A.B. Westrick has been a teacher, paralegal, literacy volunteer,
administrator, and coach for teams from Odyssey of the Mind to the
Reading Olympics. A graduate of Stanford University and Yale
Divinity School, she received an MFA in Writing for Children and
Young Adults from Vermont College of the Fine Arts in 2011.
Brotherhood is her first novel.
A.B. Westrick and her family live in Mechanicsville, Virginia.
Visit her at www.abwestrick.com.
Praise for BROTHERHOOD by A.B. Westrick:
- YALSA’s 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults List (BFYA)
- 2014 Jane Addams Honor Book for Older Readers
- Jefferson Cup Award winner (VLA)
"Great historical fiction always feels like a gift… All the
characters, dialogue, and action support each other deftly and with
no filler." —VOYA Magazine, starred review
"Westrick makes an impressive debut. . . drawing a vivid picture of
the embittered, violent environment of 1867 Richmond." —Publishers
Weekly
"Debut author Westrick does an excellent job of re-creating
post-Civil War Richmond. . . A welcome addition to classroom
discussions." —School Library Journal
"This coming-of-age story will spark fruitful discussions about
race, identity, social pressure and loyalty.” —Kirkus Reviews
"This compelling coming-of-age story uses great characterization
and descriptive, illustrative writing to provide a glimpse into
life in the post-Civil War South." —LMC
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