Works by
David McConnell
(Writer)

The Firebrat (2003) -- finalist 2003 Violet Quill Award
In this introspective work we watch brilliant, outspoken Elliott try to come to terms with his rapidly changing life. It is time for Elliott to grow up, in spite of his all-out effort to have the world "his way". He must find a way to integrate into his life: the disappointment of his love interest's outrage when Elliott writes a short story about him that not only outs him, but paints him as self-absorbed; the slow, agonizing (and irritating) death of his best (and only) friend; the inescapable truth that his literary hero is not all Elliott has made him out to be; and the alarming outcome of his infatuation with flying. Elliott is running out of charm and his denial is being quickly obliterated. All that's left is his spoiled, petulant, witty, intelligent, and highly amusing persona. But will that be enough to save him? Perhaps, perhaps not, but it is definitely enough to keep a reader turning pages far into the night.