Gae Polisner

CONSIDER THE OCTOPUS is out now! Awarded a starred review from Kirkus and a glowing review from School Library Journal, this STEM and STEAM read is absolutely perfect for your "Oceans of Possibilities" Collaborative Library programs and classroom environmental units!

SEVEN CLUES TO HOME is a Junior Library Guild Selection and Bank Street Best!

Praise for IN SIGHT OF STARS:

“An intense, sometimes graphic, totally heartbreaking portrait of a character who will keep pages turning.” - Booklist, Starred Review

"In Sight of Stars deals with mental health, Vincent Van Gogh, family and recovery; all told in some of the most beautiful prose you will probably ever read. As far as I'm concerned, [this novel] is the equivalent to “Starry Night Over the Rhone,” making Gae Polisner the Vincent Van Gogh of young adult fiction." - Teen Reads

"Gae Polisner’s latest release is nothing short of extraordinary ... One of the most compelling and important books on the shelves today, giving teens an outlet to feel heard and understood."- Germ Magazine

"In the vein of Ned Vizzini's It's Kind of a Funny Story, Polisner's short novel destigmatizes mental illness, emphasizing that everyone needs a little help sometimes ... this one stands out for its strong writing, likable protagonist, and overwhelmingly positive messages." - School Library Journal

“This book is an absolute must-read and the best contemporary novel I’ve read since J.C. Geiger’s Wildman.” – YA Books Central

"An achingly fierce exploration of the way the world wounds us and heals us. If you love exquisitely written coming-of-age stories that will leave you breathless, In Sight of Stars is for you." - Jeff Zentner, William C. Morris award-winning author of The Serpent King and In the Wild Light

Praise THE MEMORY OF THINGS:

"[A] gripping, emotional story set in the part of history we’ll never forget." - New York Daily News

Golden Archer Children's Choice Award Winner; Two time New York State Library Association Three Apples Book Award

Finalist, Pennsylvania Keystone to Reading Book Award and so much more!

Praise for THE SUMMER OF LETTING GO:

"Resonates with real feeling." - The New York Times Book Review

Teen Ink Editors Badge of Approval

Nerdy Book Club Best

Praise for THE PULL OF GRAVITY:

"What summer reading list is complete without a road-trip novel? Especially one that extols the virtues of reading sad books and contains the sentence: 'Parents are such idiots.'" - Newsday

"Pulls the heart in all the right places." - Kirkus Reviews

Pennsylvania School Library Association's Top YA Fiction

Bank Street College Best Childrens Fiction

Nerdy Book Club Best

You can learn more about Gae here:

http://gaepolisner.com

Join her facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/gaepolisnerauthor or follow her on twitter or Instagram at @gaepol

check out THE SUMMER OF LETTING GO book trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm-RhYo46rA

check out THE PULL OF GRAVITY book trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA5S51glK_I