“All of it matters and you don’t have to feel like you have to hide any of it.” “The tiny things that I thought were too specific…to realize that it matters is just kind of incredible and I think that’s…what writing gives us,” Natalia said. Natalia shared that it has been wonderful to write a book about a character with a disability (her new book stars Verónica, a teen with hip dysplasia) and hear from readers who have felt less alone after realizing there are others with similar disabilities in the world. “But I think it’s also a huge part of it is… to know & understand what it means to be human.” “I’ve always thought that I write to try and figure out what I feel, to make sense of what I feel,” Natalia said. Natalia said that one of the first pieces of writing she remembers trying to publish was an essay about her surgeries that she submitted to a teen magazine around the age of 11. I had the opportunity to hop on a Zoom with Natalia and chat about all things writing, the differences in essay-and-novel-penning, and so much more. This May, she launches her second young adult novel, Breathe and Count Back from Ten. Natalia Sylvester is an award-winning author of adult fiction and nonfiction whose first YA novel, Running, released in 2020.
She decides it’s time to seize control of her life, but her plans come crashing down when she learns her parents have been hiding the truth from her-the truth about her own body. And they definitely would never let her be with Alex, her cute new neighbor. But her conservative Peruvian parents would never go for it. Her Florida town is home to Mermaid Cove, a kitschy underwater attraction where professional mermaids perform in giant tanks.
The best form of rehabilitation is swimming, so she spends hours in the pool, but not just to strengthen her body. Verónica has had many surgeries to manage her disability. We previously revealed the cover for the book here.
Breathe and Count Back from Ten is out May 10, 2022.
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