Dean Economos and Alyssa Machinis (Chicago, IL)

Co-authors, A North Shore Story

BOOKING INFO

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TALKING POINTS

• Truth Behind The Fiction: The real church scandal that inspired A North Shore Story
• Ten years later: The authors of A North Shore Story on the regret and haunting nights of high school
• Laguna Beach, Skins, 90210: The iconic scenes every 90s kid loves
• The YA craze: the development of teen fiction through the years

ABOUT THE BOOK

For the teenagers of Chicago’s North Shore, everyone has something to hide.

In a daring attempt to impress the elusive Sophia, Michael makes the biggest decision of his life, stealing over a hundred thousand dollars from St. Theodore Community Church.

That same night, Nichole’s insecurities are finally forgotten with a drug she soon won’t be able to control.

When Michael makes his getaway, he sees his friend Joseph cheat on his girlfriend with the priest’s daughter and knock over a candle that sets the church ablaze.

As the consequences of that night unfold, Joseph is blamed for the fire and the missing money. Can the teenagers of the North Shore confess their vices to help their friend? Or will their greed, infidelity and jealousy change all their lives forever?

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