Crissa-Jean Chappell and Never Leave Me Alone
Author Crissa-Jean Chappell with her novel and a glass of Tang
About the Book: Birdie lives for danger-from rooftopping abandoned hotels to chasing the perfect shot for her Instagram alter ego, Bad Altitude. Her dying Florida beach town may be crumbling, but her follower count is rising fast. She's one viral post away from escaping the Space Coast for good. Then she meets Micah, a daredevil TikTok star with a taste for high-stakes stunts and even higher risks. At first, Birdie thinks she's found a kindred spirit. But Micah is secretly playing a deadly game online-and after he falls to his death, Birdie is left with more questions than answers. Determined to uncover the truth, she retraces his final stunts, getting dangerously close to his brother, Jayce. Can she trust him, or is he hiding something too? Now someone's watching Birdie-both online and off-and she's forced to keep playing. Because in this game, there's only one rule: if you quit, you die.
About the Beverage: Chappell recommends pairing her novel with Orange Tang because “NEVER LEAVE ME ALONE takes place on the Space Coast of Florida. Orange Tang was the infamous ‘breakfast’ drink that the astronauts brought into space.”
About the Author: Crissa-Jean Chappell was born in Miami and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of several award-winning novels including TOTAL CONSTANT ORDER (a VOYA Perfect Ten and New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age), MORE THAN GOOD ENOUGH, which Kirkus calls “compelling and emotionally nuanced...” (a Florida Book Award medalist) and SNOWBIRDS (“...an engrossing mystery...” School Library Journal). Her most recent novel is SUN DON’T SHINE (a Children’s Book Council Favorite). She holds a PhD and MFA from the University of Miami and is a professor of creative writing at Lehman College. When she misses South Florida, she talks to the parrots in Green-Wood Cemetery.
NEVER LEAVE ME ALONE is available for purchase at REGAL HOUSE PUBLISHING.
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