{"product_id":"soulmates","title":"Soulmates","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Wilson is an illustrator, writer, designer, and filmmaker with an MFA from Kent State University in Visual Communication Design. He illustrated the middle-grade graphic novel \n\u003ci\u003ePlay Like A Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a 2023 Buckeye Book Award winner. When he's not working, you can find him exploring nature, skateboarding, or playing drums. He lives in Ohio with his wife and two daughters. \n\u003ci\u003eSoulmates\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut graphic novel as author-illustrator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSoulmates\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A modernized gothic romance . . . Readers will swoon and shiver in equal measure.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ★ \"A -haunting -masterpiece---readers will absolutely devour this exceptional YA title.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The perfect romance for readers who know that love is its own kind of magic.\" --Laura Ruby, two-time National Book Award Finalist and author of \n\u003ci\u003eBone Gap\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With stunning artwork and inventive storytelling, \n\u003ci\u003eSoulmates\u003c\/i\u003e grabs your heart from page one and never lets go.\" --David Arnold, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A sweet, honest book with a healthy dose of creepy to round it out.\" --Maggie Tokuda-Hall, author of \n\u003ci\u003e Squad \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eThe Worst Ronin\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Both romantic and deadly, \n\u003ci\u003eSoulmates\u003c\/i\u003e takes rural high schoolers on a journey of self-sacrifice and love with a twist on spectral magic.\" --Vanessa Montalban, author of \n\u003ci\u003eA Tall Dark Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eThese Vengeful Wishes\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eTerrifying and indelible. It's been a while since I've read a book that made me wish it had existed when I was a teen, and \n\u003ci\u003eSoulmates \u003c\/i\u003eis definitely it.\" --Camille DeAngelis, author of \n\u003ci\u003eBones and All\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sincere, moving and universal . . . Excited to see what David does next.\" --Matthew Erman, author of \n\u003ci\u003eLoving, Ohio \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A poignant modern-day fable . . . Beautiful artwork, grounded characters, and a dash of magic, what's not to love?!\" --Sam Prentice-Jones, author of the \n\u003ci\u003eArcana\u003c\/i\u003e duology \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Grabs your heart from page one and never lets go.\"―David Arnold, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"The perfect romance for readers who know that love is its own kind of magic.\"―Laura Ruby, Two-Time National Book Award Finalist and author of \u003ci\u003eBone Gap\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Romantic and deadly.\" ―Vanessa Montalban, author of \u003ci\u003eA Tall Dark Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e These Vengeful Wishes\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eAs I Dream of You \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePumpkinheads, \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Wilson's author-illustrator graphic novel debut explores themes of life and death, the bittersweetness of first love, and the notion that perhaps your perfect soulmate is the one who helps you discover your true self. \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKit is the golden boy of his small town. Captain of the football team, perfect grades, perfect relationship, perfect everything. But when his childhood best friend, Emma, mysteriously returns to town, Kit's life is thrown into turmoil. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe's the only one who knows what happened that day he fell at the cliffs--and why he woke up alone on the shore. She's also the only one who may know the truth about the strange visions he's been having--and why the people he sees in them are turning up dead. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Kit and Emma reconnect and rekindle the past, Kit's forced to admit that things aren't as perfect as they seem. And Emma. . . well, she isn't what she seems either. Her family's been hiding a secret for generations and with Death looming over all of them, the truth can't stay buried forever. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 104 (EAN 9781250896742, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781250896742, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eWilson, David\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Wilson is an illustrator, writer, designer, and filmmaker with an MFA from Kent State University in Visual Communication Design. 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