Keija Parssinen

The book cover of "The Unraveling of Mercy Louis: A Novel" by Keija Parssinen has a rope bisecting the title and from it an animal carcass is suspended by its hind feet.

About

Published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (ISBN: 9780062319098) Mercy, a high school basketball star, lives under the thumb of her grandmother, a fierce believer in Y2K as the apocalypse. The year 1999 alters Mercy’s life in a small Texas refinery town and gives her a future beyond it.

Awards Won

Title Year
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The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing.
 2016 - Winner(s)