Cara Haycak graduated from Cornell University, and earned her M.F.A. in creative writing from Columbia University. She is the author of Red Palms (Wendy Lamb Books).

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LIVING ON IMPULSE
Dutton Children’s, August 2009
Genre: Young Adult
Agent: Dan Mandel

“… stirring, smart, and affirming”—Booklist

Mia Morrow craves the excitement of being impulsive. While her friends are concerned with grades and colleges, Mia lives for chasing boys, cliff-diving, or snatching something off a department store shelf. No big deal, right? But when Mia gets caught shoplifting, her thoughtless behavior doesn’t just push her friends away, it gets her into a lot of trouble, too. In this eye-opening tale of friendships, family, and negative impulses, Cara Haycak shows that the power to heal is within all of us, and it almost always starts with forgiveness.

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