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Here's my Hollywood Dream Cast -- leads only -- for THE UNRESOLVED.
Mallory Meer...........Lindsey Lohan
Dustin Brauer..........Taylor Kitsch
Bingham Goldstein....Channing Tatum
Louisa Meer............Arielle Kebbel
Arvin Brauer...........Aaron Eckhart
Click on Comments, below, and tell me who you'd like to see in the movie.
School Library Journal - Starred review, September, 2006
"On the day of her first kiss, June 15, 1904, Mallory Meer, 15, dies in the General Slocum steamship disaster. That historical blaze killed more than 1000 people from the part of New York City known as Kleindeutschland. Dustin Brauer, her Jewish boyfriend, had snuck aboard to be with her. Now, he is accused of setting the fire by the son of his father’s employer, a leader in the German neighborhood. As the official coroner’s inquest occurs, a secondary one takes place in the community with Dustin on trial. Mallory, now insubstantial, sees everything and helps the truth to emerge.
"While historically no conclusive proof was found of how the fire started, Welsh does a creditable job of imagining how it spread, including disturbing images of those trapped on the burning vessel. He uses Mallory’s ghostly presence to bring the coroner’s inquest, and those from the boat company and the safety inspector’s office, to life. THE UNRESOLVED tells a remarkable story in a remarkable way. Give this engrossing novel to fans of Kathryn Reiss or Vivian Vande Velde’s Being Dead (Harcourt, 2001), and to those who like a supernatural flair with their historical fiction. Without explaining anti-Semitism or corruption, Welsh shows readers the neighborhood’s vibrancy and prejudices and helps them to understand how justice worked in early-20th-century New York."
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NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
THE UNRESOLVED
THE UNRESOLVED is featured @ teenreads.com as one of their Cool New Books.
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READERS' POLL
The results are in for the August, 2006, Readers' Poll. With 40% of the vote, the winning response was, "Manhattan's Lower East Side." That is correct!
For the results of previous polls, click here.
REVIEWS (Excerpted in August)
THE UNRESOLVED -- Editorial Reviews
The Washington Post, August 20, 2006
"This historical novel with a supernatural twist offers a (dark) take on New York. Welsh writes with a precision and delicacy unusual for YA fiction. (An) unflinching exploration of issues from anti-Semitism and corruption to adolescent sexuality makes this one strictly for older readers."
Horn Book Magazine, August 2006
"Using the convention of a spirit unable to rest until its death is avenged, Welsh spins a decidedly unconventional ghost story ... A tightly wound novel of conflicting interests and emotions."
Kirkus Reviews, August 2006
"The physical time and place are very well realized ... A remarkable account of an incident about which many Americans know nothing at all."
Romantic Times, August 2006
"THE UNRESOLVED is a book you shouldn't pass up...All of us have been outsiders...Mallory's the ultimate outsider."
THE UNRESOLVED -- Reader Reviews
S. joseh @ www.amazon.com
"Welsh takes an oft overlooked chapter of New York history and breathes life into it by making his main character otherworldly. The sense of unrest and unease is uniquely potrayed ... Welsh proves that you don't have to be a wizard to write a book that both parents and children will read and enjoy."
zora31 @ Powells.com
"What a great book! It's a ghost story and a love story...There's a twist to the book and it's great...I think it's an intriguing story that keeps you on edge and teaches you something historical too. I could relate to Mallory and many of the teenagers in the book...I think everyone would really enjoy reading this, even if you aren't a teenager."
For the full text of the Reviews, click here.
EVENTS
THE UNRESOLVED
Date: September 19th, 2006
Venue: BARNES & NOBLE
Time: 7:00 PM
Address: MarketFair Mall, 3535 US Route 1, Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (609) 897-9250
To see all upcoming Readings & Signings, click here.
Here are the results from the August, 2006, Readers' Poll. With 40% of the vote, the winning response was, "Manhattan's Lower East Side." That is correct! You really know your stuff!
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