The Art Thieves
The Art Thieves
TO: Angel Wilson (LawAngel@IBLO.gov)
FROM: Stevie Henry (shenry@gmail.com)
Thanks for coming to see me; but by the time you read this, it will be too late. No one will have started to panic, yet; but in less than two months nothing will be the same. What came first, The Chicken or the Egg Flu? I wish it mattered. But let’s just say, maybe go back to wearing a mask, bathing in sanitizer, and avoid birds and eggs for a bit…
I did not kill my brother. I did quite the opposite, really.
It’s the year 2052. Stevie Henry is a Cherokee girl working at a museum in Texas, trying to save up enough money to go to college. The world around her is in a cycle of drought and superstorms, ice and fire … but people get by. But it’s about to get a whole lot worse.
When a mysterious boy shows up at Stevie’s museum saying that he’s from the future -- and telling her what is to come -- she refuses to believe him. But soon she will have no choice.
From the author of the Walter Award-winning Man Made Monsters comes a YA novel that conjures our futures in startling life – the ones that we are headed towards, and the ones we can still work towards.
Andrea L. Rogers is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and graduated with an MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. Her picture book, Chooch Helped, was awarded the Caldecott Medal. Andrea's collection of horror stories, Man Made Monsters, received six starred reviews and won the Walter Dean Myers Award for Young Adult fiction. She is also the author of the YA novel The Art Thieves.
Author residence: Fayetteville, AR
Key Selling Points
Award-winning author: Andrea L. Rogers' "Man Made Monsters" (Walter Award winner) is critically acclaimed
Unique and timely premise: Explores the question of the future, both the potential dangers and our ability to shape it, set against a backdrop of climate change and a mysterious pandemic.
Culturally rich: Offers a fresh perspective through the lens of a Cherokee character and incorporates Indigenous Futurism.
Visually appealing: Features a stunning cover by Cherokee artist Rebecca Kunz.
Genre appeal: Caters to fans of Stephen Graham Jones, Darcie Little Badger, and Cherie Dimaline
Realistic yet hopeful: Offers a realistic portrayal of present-day struggles while inspiring hope for the future.
