Green said that while crafting the YA book, he wanted to write about the extreme ... which follows 16-year-old Aza (Merced), a high school student with OCD and anxiety. After reconnecting with ...

The Laureate Writers’ Series for February 4 will feature Cynthia Marie Hoffman at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse. Hoffman, from Madison, Wis., is the author of four books of poetry and ...