First Impressions

Everwood #1

by Laura J. Burns, Melinda Metz

Ephram Brown has a pretty good life in New York City -- great friends, a gift for playing the piano, and a really cool mom. The only thing he doesn't have is the best relationship with his dad, famous neurosurgeon Dr. Andy Brown. How could he when the great Dr. Brown is too busy saving lives to spend any time with him?Then Ephram's mom dies suddenly in a car accident. And, as if things couldn't get any worse, his father loses his mind and decides to move the family to a tiny town in Colorado called Everwood. There are good things about living in the sticks, though. Well, one thing, anyway -- Amy Abbott. She's beautiful and cool and Ephram falls for her immediately. The catch? Amy has a boyfriend who's in a coma -- and Ephram's dad, ironically, might be the only one who can save him....

240 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 25, 2004

About the author

Laura J. Burns has written more than thirty books for kids and teens, touching on topics from imaginary lake monsters to out-of-control Hollywood starlets. (Those two things have more in common than you'd think.)

With Melinda Metz, she has also written for the TV shows ROSWELL, 1-800-MISSING, and THE DEAD ZONE. Their next book is THE LOST MAP OF CHAOS, coming in 2018!

Laura lives in New York with her husband, her kids, and her exceptionally silly dogs.