Upcoming May 2020 Event for Tom Xavier's YA Novel, Neffatiria's First Challenge

For teenagers everywhere who have a hard time fitting in, a new book written by a Twin Cities artist is something to celebrate. Tom Xavier’s coming of age story, Neffatira’s First Challenge, is about a 14-year-old girl who considers herself an outcast. With her yellow eyes and distinct freckled face, she is very different than the other kids at school. The book begins with a secret from her past being revealed, and soon thereafter, she and her friend, Jessica, are whisked away to a strange land where the rules are different, and they must learn them quick in order to survive. 

Xavier has a presentation and signing planned for Wed., May 6  beginning at 7 p.m. at Next Chapter Booksellers (38 S. Snelling Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105).  In March, he appeared at the Barnes and Noble at Calhoun Village in Minneapolis and Galleria Barnes and Noble in Edina.

About the Author

Tom Xavier is the award-winning author of Dark Curses, Faerie Dreams, recipient of a coveted Mom's Choice Awards Gold Seal in Juvenile Fiction, a 2018 Book Excellence Awards Finalist, and a Royal Dragonfly Book Awards second-place winner in Middle Grade Fiction. Previously, Mr. Xavier was a writer on the unique and innovative Women of Courage series of children's recordings, recognized with a Minnesota Human Rights Award and the Twin Cities Mayor's Public Art Award. When not writing novels, Tom Xavier directs the nationally recognized Songs of Hope (www.soundsofhope.org) global music project for young artists aged 9 to 16.

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