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\"\"Inprint is proud to partner with Kindred Stories<\/a> to present a special event with acclaimed Houston author Liara Tamani, sharing her new YA novel What She Missed <\/em>as part of the Inprint Cool Brains! <\/em>Series. For more information and to RSVP, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

ABOUT THE BOOK<\/strong>
\n\"\"Sixteen-year-old Ebony Jones is devastated when both of her parents lose their jobs, and her family moves from Houston to her grandmother\u2019s house in the country. There\u2019s nothing for Ebony in Alula Lake, Texas. So She Thinks. What She Missed\u00a0<\/em>is a rich and emotional novel that celebrates change, nature, friendship, growing up, and love, for readers of Sarah Dessen\u2019s\u00a0The Rest of the Story<\/em>\u00a0and Elizabeth Acevedo\u2019s\u00a0Clap When You Land.<\/em><\/p>\n

When Ebony and her parents move from Houston to her grandmother\u2019s house in a small lake town, Ebony is sure that her life is doomed. And to make matters worse, the ghost of Ebony\u2019s beloved grandmother\u2014a strong swimmer who tragically drowned in the lake\u2014is everywhere. Alula Lake does offer one perk: reconnecting Ebony with her childhood friend, Jalen.<\/p>\n

But as Ebony settles into life, she finds herself drifting away from Jalen and gravitating to his older sister, Lena. Lena is chaotic, disorderly, and rebellious, yet she offers a reprieve from the anger and sadness Ebony feels over losing so much.<\/p>\n

An ode to nature, art, friendship, history, family, and love, this lyrical coming-of-age story explores one girl\u2019s summer of self-discovery as she reimagines the world and her place in it.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/strong>
\nLiara Tamani<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0lives in Houston, Texas. She is the author of the acclaimed young adult novels\u00a0Calling My Name,\u00a0All the Things We Never Knew,<\/em> and\u00a0What She Missed.<\/em> Her words have appeared in TIME Magazine,<\/em> NPR, and The New York Times.<\/em> And her work has been featured by Good Morning America, Buzzfeed, Essence Magazine, Teen Vogue,<\/em> and more. Before becoming a writer, she attended Harvard Law School and worked as a marketing coordinator for the Houston Rockets & Comets, production assistant for Girlfriends (TV show), home accessories designer, floral designer, and yoga and dance teacher. She holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and serves on the Inprint Board of Directors.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE MODERATOR<\/strong>
\nJ. Elle<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is the New York Times<\/em> bestselling author of young adult and middle-grade fantasy fiction and a 2022 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth and Teens. Her work is being translated and distributed in over fifteen countries. The former educator credits her nomadic lifestyle and humble inner-city beginnings as inspiration for her novels. When she\u2019s not writing, Elle can be found on the hunt for desserts without chocolate, looking for any excuse to get dressed up, and road-tripping her way across the country with her family of six plus four pets in tow.<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"liara-tamani","image":{"url":"https:\/\/inprinthouston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/author-photo2022-c.jpeg","id":"47854","extension":"jpeg","width":960,"height":720,"sizes":{"medium":{"width":300,"height":225,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/inprinthouston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/author-photo2022-c-300x225.jpeg"},"thumbnail":{"width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/inprinthouston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/author-photo2022-c-150x150.jpeg"},"medium_large":{"width":768,"height":576,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/inprinthouston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/author-photo2022-c-768x576.jpeg"},"nav-thumbnail":{"width":75,"height":75,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/inprinthouston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/author-photo2022-c-75x75.jpeg"},"slider":{"width":960,"height":500,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/inprinthouston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/author-photo2022-c-960x500.jpeg"},"event-thumbnail":{"width":600,"height":400,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/inprinthouston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/author-photo2022-c-600x400.jpeg"},"flex-gallery":{"width":300,"height":200,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/inprinthouston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/author-photo2022-c-300x200.jpeg"}}},"all_day":false,"start_date":"2023-06-17 15:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"06","day":"17","hour":"15","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2023-06-17 16:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"06","day":"17","hour":"16","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2023-06-17 20:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"06","day":"17","hour":"20","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2023-06-17 21:30:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2023","month":"06","day":"17","hour":"21","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/Chicago","timezone_abbr":"CDT","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"","currency_position":"","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":47730,"author":"21","status":"publish","date":"2023-05-10 11:57:02","date_utc":"2023-05-10 16:57:02","modified":"2023-05-10 11:57:02","modified_utc":"2023-05-10 16:57:02","url":"https:\/\/inprinthouston.org\/venue\/holy-family-htx\/","venue":"Holy Family HTX","slug":"holy-family-htx","address":"3719 Navigation Blvd","city":"Houston","province":"TX","zip":"77003","stateprovince":"TX","json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"Holy Family HTX","description":"","url":"https:\/\/inprinthouston.org\/venue\/holy-family-htx\/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"3719 Navigation Blvd","addressLocality":"Houston","addressRegion":"TX","postalCode":"77003"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"inprinthouston.org?id=47730","global_id_lineage":["inprinthouston.org?id=47730"]},"organizer":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Special Event with Liara Tamani","description":"<p>  Inprint is proud to partner with Kindred Stories to present a special event with acclaimed Houston author Liara Tamani, sharing her new YA novel What She Missed as part of the Inprint Cool Brains! Series. For more information and to RSVP, click here.\u00a0 ABOUT THE BOOK Sixteen-year-old Ebony Jones is devastated when both of […]<\/p>\\n","image":"https:\/\/inprinthouston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/author-photo2022-c.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/inprinthouston.org\/event\/liara-tamani\/","startDate":"2023-06-17T15:00:00-05:00","endDate":"2023-06-17T16:30:00-05:00","location":{"@type":"Place","name":"Holy Family HTX","description":"","url":"https:\/\/inprinthouston.org\/venue\/holy-family-htx\/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"3719 Navigation Blvd","addressLocality":"Houston","addressRegion":"TX","postalCode":"77003"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"performer":"Organization"}}