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Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn’t know where he fits in.  Tired, isolated, scared, Evan’s only escape is drawing in an abandoned church that feels as lonely as he is.

An excellent choice for fans of Benjamin Alire Saenz's Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, debut author Angelo Surmelis's debut work The Dangerous Art of Blending In is a raw, powerful, revelatory, and ultimately uplifting coming-of-age novel about a boy who learns to step into his light when he decides to raise his voice to a world where he has only survived this long by avoiding attention at all costs.

“Another heartbreaking novel that pits religion and sexuality against each other, but with an important, culturally specific perspective.” -- Kirkus Reviews