R. A. Nelson
R.A. Nelson's work was selected as a finalist for National Public Radio's list of the "Best Young Adult Fiction Ever Written." He was chosen a Horn Book Newcomer and his books have been nominated to the YALSA Best Books for Young Adults list and recognized by the Parents' Choice Awards, the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age list, Booksense Kid Picks, the Miami Herald Best Books of the Year, teenreads.com Best Books of the year, and others. Nelson is a recipient of NASA's prestigious Silver Snoopy Award for "outstanding support provided to the Space Shuttle program." Teach Me has been optioned by Protagonist Films for a feature film. His website is http://www.ranelsonbooks.com/
“You have to believe in God to believe in trees.”
R. A. Nelson
“Something inside my chest breaks loose and falls. It never stops falling.”
R. A. Nelson
“Was there ever really a chance for us? What is down in the middle of him, his very center? Does he even have a center, or do you just cut away the layers, away, away, away, until you are left with nothing?”
R. A. Nelson
“There's a deliciousness to my agony that wasn't there before- I know he's not going away. I know it's real.”
R. A. Nelson
“Why do people need other people so much? Why can't we just do our work and go home? Why do we have to talk and touch and dream together?”
R. A. Nelson
“He clenches his fist against my back and speaks into my neck. His voice is warm. I didn't mean to take it this far..I lift my blurry eyes. That still means you meant to take it.”
R. A. Nelson
“My head is totally gone; there is nothing left but my heart.”
R. A. Nelson