Local Author Hosts Party and Book Signing for Debut Novel

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL – Arlington Heights author A.J. Cattapan will host a launch party and book signing for her debut young adult novel Angelhood on Sunday, May 17, 2015. Cattapan has been published previously in Chicken Soup for the Soul: From Lemons to Lemonade and in various children’s magazines, including Highlights and Hopscotch for Girls. The party and book signing will be held at the Garden Terrace Banquets, 1000 Wellington Avenue, in Elk Grove, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Entrance is free. Copies of Angelhood as well as Chicken Soup for the Soul: From Lemons to Lemonade will be available for $10. The local band Finding Free will be performing, and there will be many raffle prizes, including a variety of books, jewelry, Jamberry nail wraps, and a football autographed by Mike Ditka.

Angelhood was released from Vinspire Publishing on April 12, 2015. It follows the story of seventeen-year-old Nanette, who (after a tragic death) finds herself in an afterlife that is less than heavenly. Trapped between alternating periods of darkness and light, Nanette learns she’s a guardian angel, and the only way she can earn her wings is to keep her young charge, Vera, from taking her own life. Unfortunately, Nanette is missing more than just her wings. She has no tangible body or voice, either. Frustrated by her inability to reach out to Vera and haunted by memories of her old life, Nanette wants to give up, but then she sees what happens when another Guardian at the high school turns his back on his charge. The shock is enough to supercharge Nanette’s determination to save Vera and herself from the shadows that haunt them both.

Stephanie Landsem, author of the Living Waters series (Howard Books), says, “Cattapan’s riveting debut novel brings readers into the darkest of places, yet her compassionate and joyful storytelling proves that nothing is impossible with God.”

Angelhood is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple iBooks. Visit www.ajcattapan.com for more information or follow her on Facebook (www.facebook.com/acattapan) for instant updates.