Leah Thomas

The book cover of "Because You'll Never Meet Me" by Leah Thomas shows an electrical power line with multiple strands of wires stretched in three directions. The book title cascades along the wires and finishes up between the pole and the last set of wires. The Morris Award seal has been affixed to the lower right corner.

About

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Ollie ​is allergic to electricity​ and lives in isolation with his mother. Moritz was born with no eyes​, has a pacemaker, and is bullied at school. ​They become pen pals and unlikely friends as they learn more about one another.

Awards Won

Title Year
Morris seal William C. Morris Debut YA Award

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The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, first awarded in 2009, honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature.
 2016 - Finalist(s)