THE MIRACLE STEALER author Neil Connelly's HIGHER GROUND, about two teens trapped on a barrier island in the path of a hurricane, who must face down a cultish clan of religious extremists, the fury of the storm, and the regrets that led them here, again to Cheryl Klein at Arthur A. Levine Books, by Sara Crowe at Klinger.
Before returning to his home state of Pennsylvania, where he teaches at Shippensburg University, Connelly was director of the MFA program at McNeese State University. He has published five books and numerous short stories.