A Catalog of Burnt Objects

Ages 12 And Up, Grades 7 And Up

The story of a girl struggling to figure out her estranged brother, a new love, and her own life just as wildfires beset her small California town—by the acclaimed author of As Many Nows as I Can Get, herself a native of Paradise, California, destroyed in the 2018 Camp Fire

Seventeen-year-old Caprice wants to piece her family back together now that her older brother has returned home, even as she resents that he ever broke them apart. Just as she starts to get a new footing—falling in love for the first time, uncertainly mending her traumatized relationship with her brother, completing the app that will win her a college scholarship and a job in tech—wildfires strike Sierra, her small California town, forcing her to reckon with a future that is impossible to predict. A love story of many kinds and a reflection of the terrifying, heartbreaking events of Paradise, California, where the author grew up, this is a tale that looks at what is lost and discovers what remains, and how a family can be nearly destroyed again and again, and still survive.

About the Author

Shana Youngdahl is a poet and author who teaches writing at Lindenwood University. One of her greatest joys is helping people embrace the stories they need to tell. She is the author of the acclaimed novel, As Many Nows as I Can Get. Shana lives with her husband, two daughters, and two cats in Missouri.

Author Residence: Saint Charles county (greater Saint Louis area), MO

Author Hometown: Paradise, CA