Compound Fracture By Andrew Joseph White

From bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Joseph White comes Compound Fracture, a gripping queer Appalachian thriller that pulls no punches. This visceral, unabashedly political novel follows Miles Abernathy, a trans autistic teen caught in a generational struggle between the rural poor and those who exploit them.

On the night sixteen-year-old Miles—a proud West Virginian and socialist—comes out as trans to his parents, he sneaks off to a party with damning evidence: photos that could expose Sheriff Davies as the culprit behind the “accident” that injured his father, killed others, and crushed their grassroots movement to unseat the corrupt sheriff. The blood feud plaguing Twist Creek began a century ago when Miles’s great-great-grandfather, Saint Abernathy, led a miners’ rebellion that ended in his public execution. Now, Miles becomes the latest victim in this long-standing conflict when the sheriff’s son and his friends track him down in the woods and brutally assault him.

In the hospital, a ghostly figure covered in soot appears at Miles’s bedside, and Sheriff Davies himself threatens Miles into silence. But everything changes when Miles accidentally kills one of his attackers. He soon learns that others in Twist Creek are also desperate to escape the sheriff’s oppressive rule—and they’re willing to risk everything to end the cycle of violence. As Miles is drawn deeper into the fight, he must decide if he’s willing to put everything on the line to free his community from the sheriff’s grip.

Compound Fracture is a powerful page-turner, not for the faint of heart, but for readers ready to fight for a better world. Perfect for teens pushing for radical change, this limited first edition features specially designed photo endpapers—preorder now while supplies last! 📚❤️