The Phoenix Pencil Company: A Novel by Allison King Nina Simon an ambitious young journalist who

an ambitious young journalist who also happens to be Echo's biggest fan

bobbing helplessly on the big wide sea

and through the countryside on mind-expanding road trips

and vivid details

With a Foreword by Kathleen Norris

The Phoenix Pencil Company: A Novel by Allison King Nina Simon an ambitious young journalist whoIn this dazzling debut novel, a hidden and nearly forgotten magicof Reforging pencils, bringing the memories they contain back to lifeholds the power to transform a young womans relationship with her grandmother, and to mend long lost connections across time and space. Monica Tsai spends most days on her computer, journaling the details of her ordinary life and coding for a program that seeks to connect strangers online. A self proclaimed recluse,