Here's a little something you might want to add to your tbr pile.

THE SERPENT KING (On sale March 8, 2016 / $17.99 / Ages 14 & up) by singer-songwriter Jeff Zentner In this emotional story, the son of a Pentecostal preacher faces his personal demons as he and his two outcast friends try to make it through their senior year of high school in rural Forrestville, Tennessee, without letting the small-town culture destroy their creative spirits and sense of self. Drawing from his own roots growing up in the south, Zentner’s debut is haunting, heartbreaking, and hopeful, and is in the vein of beloved novels The Perks of Being a Wallflower , Looking for Alaska , and Eleanor & Park . Check out the annotated pages by Jeff Zentner PRAISE for THE SERPENT KING One of Paste Magazine’s “10 Most Anticipated YA Books of 2016” “Zentner’s prose wraps you up like a warm, Southern hug and packs the punches of a sweaty country brawl... The Serpent King is a debut you won’t be able to resist or forget. The Southern Boy