Fourteen-year-old Alex's life is in ruins. Her family ripped apart by unspeakable tragedy, she is stuck on Brier Island for the summer with her aunt. At first, Alex is desperate to escape this place where everyone's business is public knowledge and there is too much time to think. But the island begins to work its magic, with its quirky characters, rugged landscape, and whale-filled ocean, and Alex forms a special bond with an adventurous baby whale she names Daredevil.

Through her attachment to Daredevil and the beauty of Brier Island, Alex slowly begins the long journey towards healing. But everything changes when Alex is suddenly thrown into a life-or-death struggle. Can she find the courage and the strength to save Daredevil and herself?

Moving, funny and honest, this is a powerful story of losing loved ones and finding yourself, set against the stunning backdrop of Brier Island.

Lost on Brier Island released by Nimbus Publishing in May, is the first YA novel from Canadian author Jo Ann Yhard following the success of her best-selling middle-grade novel The Fossil Hunter of Sydney Mines. Based in Nova Scotia, Jo Ann has drawn from her beautiful surroundings and love of the Maritimes to create a story that unfolds in a perfectly painted backdrop.

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Book Signing Events:

Here are a couple of diary dates for those of you in Nova Scotia this month!

July 3rd - Jo Ann will be signing copies of Lost on Brier Island where it all takes place, on Brier Island, at the Ice House Gift Shop from 2-4pm. A great way to spend the last of your Canada Day weekend.

July 23rd - Jo Ann will be signing her books at Coles Bookstore in Sydney, Nova Scotia from 12-1.30pm.

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