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Brian Zepka

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Brian Zepka is an award-winning author and environmental scientist born and raised outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His debut young adult novel, The Temperature of Me and You, was a Brazilian bestseller and honored as the best translated young adult stand-alone novel of 2022 at the Tres Cantos International Festival of Children's and Youth Literature. Outside of writing, Brian works in global sustainability research, while pursuing his doctorate in public health at Johns Hopkins University.

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“When you lose that many parts of yourself, it hurts. And when you realize those parts are irreplaceable, you become lost too.”
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“Jordan and I were each part of a story, a hug, a kiss, and a friendship. None of those things can exist without the other part. When you lose that many parts of yourself, it hurts. And when you realize those parts are irreplaceable, you become lost too.”
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“Even if he didn’t literally glow, he’d be the brightest light among all the lights in this sleepy suburb.”
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