Mr. 60%

“Emotionally generous and poignantly authentic, Mr. 60% is a much needed reminder of the battles raging in the private lives of strangers. You will be so invested in Matt Nolan, you’ll try to turn the pages even after his story ends. Who knew a high school drug dealer could be so universally relatable?” -Katrina Mathewson, writer on Fox Network hit Pitch, former staff writer on Comedy Central’s @midnight

“Mr. 60% is a powerful, important story [teen novel] about what heroism looks like in the real world where so many people live.” -Terry Trueman, author of the Printz Honor book Stuck in Neutral

“Clete Smith has that rare wonderful gift, the ability to perfectly craft a story to compel the reader to eagerly enjoy one more page, and another, and the next chapter, until the story’s perfect end…YA at its very best.” -Trent Reedy, author of Divided We Fall