February 27, 2024

I am excited to announce that 28 Days of Neon, a novel for readers ages ten and up, is out today in paperback and on Kindle! It’s available on Amazon and through most independent bookstores. It will be available from all bookstores soon.

28 DAYS OF NEON

Twelve-year-old Neon Blue Greene is queen of the cafeteria, co-captain of the cheerleading squad, and has the most amazing dog any seventh grader could ask for. Her only complaint in life is that her parents named her after the color of a sports energy drink—until the morning she overhears them whispering and learns that she has twenty-eight days left to live.

Neon needs a miracle, but how can she get one in only twenty-eight days? Then it hits her. She’ll do a good deed every day. She starts doing good deeds for everyone in town, from motorcycle gang dropout Knuckles Malone to her autistic classmate Bobby, who becomes a hero and friend when she needs one most. But when her best friends ditch her, and her good deeds go sideways, Neon wonders if she’ll get the miracle she needs . . . before it’s too late.

An original and fun read from start to finish for kids ages 10-18, "28 Days of Neon" is a compelling story told with author Meira Rosenberg's distinctive, effective, and narrative driven storytelling style. Especially and unreservedly recommended for middle school, high school, and community library contemporary fiction collections.

-Midwest Book Review, Young Adult Bookshelf, May, 2024

COVER ART

The cover art is by the artist and writer Joe Belisle. His wonderful debut picture book, What if Wilhelmina, has been made into a musical and was a Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year (2022).