White Lines

“Heartbreaking, occasionally hilarious, and always impossible to set aside.”—Nick Burd, author of The Vast Field of Ordinary

“A wild ride through the club world and New York City’s notorious Lower East Side. Cat lives the dream of every club kid wannabe. And pays the price.”—Blake Nelson, author of Girl and Paranoid Park

“Banash follows in the footsteps of Bret Easton Ellis and Jay McInerney with this skillfully crafted coming-of-age story.”—Megan Kelley Hall, author of Sisters of Misery and The Lost Sister

“A mesmerizing look at an underground world that pulses with music and heartbeats, and shines with stars and broken glass. I loved it.”—Robin Benway, author of Audrey, Wait! and The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May & June

“The gritty and emotionally charged story pulses like the rapid heartbeat of a girl in distress.”—Booklist

“Daily transformations from punk to avant-garde highlight Cat’s complex personality and style; her New York world is so tangible from Banash’s text . . . [her] unhealthy relationship with her mother is highlighted in startling flashbacks of control and cruelty. A bevy of bizarrely realistic characters round out the story; Sara, Alexa, Julian and more all strive for lives that balance their own wishes with those of their parents.”—VOYA

“Subtle, sad and, eventually hopeful.”—Kirkus Reviews

“A wild and startling ride.”—Rachel Cohn, co-author of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares

“Banash captures the pulsing atmospherics of the ‘80s club scene in minute and perfect detail, juxtaposing her descriptions of the outlandish fashions and stylized personalities against evocative, lyrical metaphors of Cat’s brittle inner life. The effect is emotionally lashing; readers can’t miss the note of desperation, sadness, and insecurity that threads through and in fact drives the relentless party scene for all the players, or that Cat’s only moments of happiness come when she’s high. The steadying presences of Sara and a new boy bring Cat back from the edge to end her story with a note of hope; give this to fans of Francesca Lia Block to see what Weetzie might have looked like on the East Coast.”—BCCB