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Some of the most memorable and celebrated narrators in literary fiction—from J. D. Salinger’s Holden Caulfield to Sandra Cisneros’s Esperanza Cordero—aren’t even old enough to vote. But we listen.

When author, playwright, and poet M. G. Stephens was fifteen years old, he had a chance encounter with Thelonious Monk that would change his life forever.

This cycling of perspectives allows the reader to learn about the characters with surprising intimacy—certain details become much clearer when there is only one person in the proverbial room.