Autor, který byl kdysi hvězdou třídy, našel útěchu ve psaní během těžkého období nemoci. Tato zkušenost ho naučila vyjadřovat emoce na papíře, což později ovlivnilo jeho literární tvorbu. Po zotavení a získání učitelského oprávnění zjistil, že práce s dětmi a vyprávění příběhů jsou pro něj zásadní. Jeho tvorba čerpá z osobních zkušeností, často spojuje prožité těžkosti s nadějí, a je inspirována klidem venkovského života a noční oblohou.
Jonah has loved Stormi since she literally dropped from the sky during a tornado when they were young. But Jonah is stuck in the friend zone. On top of everything, he has severe scoliosis and seizures, whereas Stormi is beautiful and talented. But she also has the ability to know things before they happen, a dangerous gift within their small town.
Set in a dystopian 2250, a ruling class maintains power by controlling the world's sole water source and limiting access to knowledge. Amidst their surveillance of the privileged "Topper" society and the oppressed "Water Rat" miners, a young boy emerges with the secret to a vital prophecy that could alter the course of their reality. His quest for truth and freedom holds the potential to challenge the oppressive regime and reshape the future.
Clara has spurned attachments since a tragedy she blames herself for. Then she meets Elias, who lives half his life in an imagined world called Salem, and who knows her secret. Clara sets out to learn what the Salem Elias knows---and finds herself falling for Elias's other half.