A YOUNG ADULT IMPRINT

BW • 6 x 9 • 328 pages
Grades: 9 to 12 / Ages: 14 to 18

Hardcover Jacket
978-1-77138-792-7 | Apr 4, 2017
List Price:
USD $17.95, CAD $18.95

Paperback
978-1-5253-0026-4 | Apr 3, 2018
List Price:
USD $10.99, CAD $12.99

Zenn Diagram

Eva Walker is a seventeen-year-old math genius. And if that doesn’t do wonders for her popularity, there’s another thing that makes it even worse: when she touches another person or anything that belongs to them — from clothes to textbooks to cell phones — she sees a vision of their emotions. She can read a person’s fears and anxieties, their secrets and loves … and what they have yet to learn about calculus. This is helpful for her work as a math tutor, but it means she can never get close to people. Eva avoids touching anyone and everyone. People think it’s because she’s a clean freak — with the emphasis on freak — but it›s all she can do to protect herself from other people’s issues.

Then one day a new student walks into Eva’s life. His jacket gives off so much emotional trauma that she falls to the floor. Eva is instantly drawn to Zenn, a handsome and soulful artist who also has a troubled home life, and her feelings only grow when she realizes that she can touch Zenn’s skin without having visions. But when she discovers the history that links them, the truth threatens to tear the two apart.

Zenn Diagram, Wendy Brant’s sparkling debut novel, offers an irresistible combination of math and romance, with just a hint of the paranormal. Readers will swoon over Zenn and connect instantly with Eva, the most fully drawn prodigy in teen fiction today.

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Reviews & Awards

Reviews

“Brant’s debut is an absolute treat.”
Booklist - Starred Review, February 2017

“Readers who love quirky, character-driven romances, such as John Green’s An Abundance of Katherines and heartstring-yanking melodrama in the vein of Lauren Oliver’s YA books will enjoy this novel, which seems to be an intriguing blend of both.”
School Library Journal, February 2017

“A light read for those looking for a meet-cute with a twist.”
Kirkus Reviews, February 2017

“… this novel about complex emotional connections, painful family histories, hope, forgiveness, love, and romance is a promising start for Brant.”
Publishers Weekly, February 2017

“Romance and magic overlap in perfect proportion.”
The Globe and Mail, May 2017

“An interesting story about family and forgiveness with a touch of romance …”
The Calgary Herald, November 2017

“Eva and Zenn's equal and honest relationship is great to read in YA.”
CM Magazine, February 2018

Educational Resources

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS

Novels

READING LEVELS

Guided Reading
Guided Reading Grade Level
Lexile Code
Lexile Level

Z+
HS-Adult
High-Low
800L

KEYWORDS

first-love
mystery
paranormal
math
friendship
crush