How to Set a Fire and Why - Jesse Ball (Signed by Author)

A teenage girl. A shattering loss. An obsession with a secret arson club. This is the story of a girl who has nothing and will burn anything.
Lucia’s father is dead, her mother is in a mental hospital, and she’s living in a garage-turned-bedroom with her aunt. And now she’s been kicked out of school—again. Making her way through the world with only a book, a zippo lighter, a pocketful of stolen licorice, a biting wit, and the striking intel­ligence that she tries to hide, Lucia spends her days riding the bus to visit her mother and following the only rule that makes any sense to Don’t do things you aren’t proud of. But when she discovers that her new school has a secret Arson Club, she’s willing to do anything to be a part of it, and her life is sud­denly lit up. As Lucia’s fascination with the Arson Club grows, her story becomes one of misguided friendship and, ultimately, destruction.

Please note this copy is in near new condition with light scuffs on the edges of the covers. This copy has been signed by the author and has a cool matchbox design with tactile 'striking strip' on the spine.

ISBN: 9781101870570

Size: Hardcover, 290 pages

Publisher: Pantheon

Published: 2016