Piper Perish CHAPTER SAMPLER

“A love-letter to the artistic life, filled with glamour, passion, hunger and heartbreak.” — Hope Larson, New York Times–bestselling author, graphic novelist, and two-time Eisner Award Winner

“At once a glittering high school dream and the gritty reality of small-town life. It’s the Cinderella story for any artsy kid stuck in a dead-end town dreaming of life in the city, a life in which art surrounds you.”—Marika McCoola, New York Times bestselling author of Baba Yaga’s Assistant, Finalist for the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids

“Piper Perish is smart, fresh, and utterly engaging. Infused with a love and respect for art that shines through on every page, Kayla Cagan's debut is equal parts funny and heartbreaking. You won't put it down.”—Brandy Colbert, author of Pointe and Little and Lion

“Piper Perish is the heroine I didn't even know I was waiting for, so specific and unique, and yet universally relatable to anyone who's ever longed for more. This book is for anyone who's felt inspired, who's felt rejected, who's felt trapped where they are—yes, it’s possible this book might just be for everyone.” —Amy Spalding, author of The New Guy (And Other Senior Year Distractions), The Reese Malcolm List, and Kissing Ted Callahan (And Other Guys)

“Get ready for all the feels! Urgent, funny, and achingly real, Piper Perish will pull you into her artsy, messy, and love-rich world on the first page and hold you tight until the very end. The voice is so fresh and intimate you’ll swear you’ve known Piper your whole life.” —Leila Howland, author of Hello, Sunshine

“Meet your new favorite book. Kayla Cagan brings a vibrant, irresistible new voice to YA fiction, and Piper Perish is engaging and beautifully real, from start to finish. A story that will break, heal, and warm your heart.” —Sarah Skilton, author of Bruised and High & Dry

“If a book could be my BFF, it would be this one.” —Bonnie Burton, author of Crafting with Feminism and Girls Against Girls

“A smart, complicated, emotionally mature, coming-of-age story that leaps off the page and reminds you why you ever dared to dream. Bonus points for every Houston shout-out.” —Pamela Ribon, bestselling author of Notes to Boys: And Other Things I Shouldn’t Share in Public

“PIPER PERISH brings spark, originality, and artistry to a story about family and friendship, love and envy, and the place where dreams and reality clash.”—Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, authors of Spoiled and the bestseller The Royal We