

"Heartbreaking, human and heroic, Demetra Brodsky's Dive Smack is a Perfect 10!"- Karen LaFace, 1992 USA Olympic Springboard DiverĪt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. As captain of the Ellis Hollow Diving Team, with straight A's and solid friends, he's only one semester away from securing a scholarship, and leaving his past behind.īut when a family history project gets assigned at school, new memories come rushing to the surface, memories that make Theo question what he really knows about his family, the night of the fire, and if he can trust anyone-including himself. Everything else about that fateful night is full of gaping holes in Theo’s mind, for good reason. But the blaze killed his mom and set his dad on a path to self-destruction.

Demetra offered strong, thoughtful advice and line edits for much of the first draft of my manuscript. Edith Cohn, author of Spirit’s Key and Birdie’s Billions.

I credit her as one of the reasons I was able to get my book published by Macmillan. Dive Smack by Demetra Brodsky 'A tense psychological drama with a voice that pulls you in and a twist you won't. Theo Mackey only remembers one thing for certain about the fire that destroyed his home: he lit the match. Demetra’s thoughtful notes are spot on, and she is an excellent line editor. "A tense psychological drama with a voice that pulls you in and a twist you won't see coming."-Gretchen McNeil, author of TenĪ 2018 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.
