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Fireflies
The year is 1983 and something strange is going on in Cross Creek, Pennsylvania.After a devastating family tragedy, Emma moves across the country at the start of her freshman year of high school. Grief-stricken, isolated, and harassed by local bullies, she is feeling lost and lonely. One day, she takes a shortcut home from school through the woods and encounters a group of strange, otherworldly, flying orbs of light that she dubs “the fireflies”. She feels a deep connection to them as her interaction with the fireflies continues, bringing her new hope, wonder, startling insights, and horrific dangers beyond anything she could have imagined.In the tradition of the films of Amblin Entertainment, “Fireflies” is a moving, suspenseful story of the fantastic from James J. Caterino, author of the acclaimed UFO epic “Watch the Skies”, “The Last Neanderthal”, and the “Caitlin Star” series.
140 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 14, 2018
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James J. Caterino
181 books198 followersJames J. Caterino is a freelance writer based in South Florida. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, the Action/Cut school of directing, and the author of over one hundred published works including "Romance Stories", "The Anti-Matter Girl", "True Stories", "To Meghan", "I Want to Believe", "Ghost Stories", "The Geek Girl and the Quarterback", "Pop Songs or Poetry", "Time Travel Stories", "Ready, Set, Action", "The Promise", "Lost in Time", "Pop Star", "Miami Noir", "Super Hornet 1942", "The Girl from the Stars", "Fantastic Stories", "Fireflies", "Watch the Skies", "The Last Neanderthal", "Rollercoaster", :The Green Girl", and the "Caitlin Star" series.
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February 20, 2019
I am very excited and proud to present my new book, "Fireflies", now available on Kindle and in paperback. The inspirations for "Fireflies" are my own adolescence, Joe Dante films, and the pop culture of the early 1980s. I really hope you enjoy it.
From the back cover:
The year is 1983 and something strange is going on in Cross Creek, Pennsylvania.
After a devastating family tragedy, Emma moves across the country at the start of her freshman year of high school. Grief-stricken, isolated, and harassed by local bullies, she is feeling lost and lonely. One day, she takes a shortcut home from school through the woods and encounters a group of strange, otherworldly, flying orbs of light that she dubs “the fireflies”. She feels a deep connection to them as her interaction with the fireflies continues, bringing her new hope, wonder, startling insights, and horrific dangers beyond anything she could have imagined.
In the tradition of the films of Amblin Entertainment, “Fireflies” is a moving, suspenseful story of the fantastic from James J. Caterino, author of the acclaimed UFO epic “Watch the Skies”, “The Last Neanderthal”, and the “Caitlin Star” series.
From the back cover:
The year is 1983 and something strange is going on in Cross Creek, Pennsylvania.
After a devastating family tragedy, Emma moves across the country at the start of her freshman year of high school. Grief-stricken, isolated, and harassed by local bullies, she is feeling lost and lonely. One day, she takes a shortcut home from school through the woods and encounters a group of strange, otherworldly, flying orbs of light that she dubs “the fireflies”. She feels a deep connection to them as her interaction with the fireflies continues, bringing her new hope, wonder, startling insights, and horrific dangers beyond anything she could have imagined.
In the tradition of the films of Amblin Entertainment, “Fireflies” is a moving, suspenseful story of the fantastic from James J. Caterino, author of the acclaimed UFO epic “Watch the Skies”, “The Last Neanderthal”, and the “Caitlin Star” series.
January 2, 2019
Having read previous works of the author I was looking forward to this new James J. Caterino book. I really enjoyed this story of an adolescent girl named Emma whose life is thrown upside down by a family tragedy. Things seem hopeless until she has an encounter with a group of fantastic creatures, the "fireflies" of the story.
In many ways this serves as a nice companion piece to the author's excellent "Watch the Skies", but where as that book was epic and far reaching scope, this is a very intimate story. If "Watch the Skies" was Caterino's "Close Encounters", then one might see "Fireflies" as his "E.T.". It's an amazing story, beautifully written, with wonderful, vivid characters. This is YA/teen fiction at its absolute best, and an imaginative entertaining story that anyone can enjoy.
Plus there is a bonus short story in the book, "Rollercoaster", a very exciting piece of action writing.
In many ways this serves as a nice companion piece to the author's excellent "Watch the Skies", but where as that book was epic and far reaching scope, this is a very intimate story. If "Watch the Skies" was Caterino's "Close Encounters", then one might see "Fireflies" as his "E.T.". It's an amazing story, beautifully written, with wonderful, vivid characters. This is YA/teen fiction at its absolute best, and an imaginative entertaining story that anyone can enjoy.
Plus there is a bonus short story in the book, "Rollercoaster", a very exciting piece of action writing.
December 18, 2018
Outstanding science fiction/fantasy story set in the early 1980's. Brimming with pop culture references and filled with wonderful characters, especially the lead character Emma. Very well written and highly imaginative. The bonus short story included in the book, "Rollercoaster", is equally as good.
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