David Macinnis Gill lives with his family in Wilmington, North Carolina. He is the author of Black Hole Sun, Invisible Sun, and Shadow on the Sun, as well as Soul Enchilada.
"In this fun spin on the age-old danger of deals with the devil, readers will cheer and worry as sassy Eunice 'Bug' Smoot fights both the literal and metaphorical demons that plague her. Wonderful and unexpectedly touching, this is a book meant for re-reading. Good stuff!" -- Melissa Marr, New York Times Bestselling Author of Wicked Lovely"Soul Enchilada is smart and funny and a bunch of fun to read. For years David Gill has been a powerful voice for Young Adult literature; now he is a powerful voice of Young Adult literature...You're gonna love Bug." -- Sara"I want you all to know you are in for a treat when David Gill's Soul Enchilada comes out next year. It has, hands down, one of the most unique premises, setting, and voices I have heard in a long time!" -- Mary Pearson, author of The Adoration of Jenna Fox"Gill scores big in this action-packed, power-punch of a debut...All readers can do is buckle their seatbelts, close their eyes and take the plunge." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Gill...knows what will make teens laugh." -- Publishers Weekly
Gr 9 Up-On her own and struggling to make ends meet, 18-year-old Eunice "Bug" Smoot has one cherished possession: the 1958 Cadillac Biarritz left to her by her grandfather. When she discovers that he offered not only his soul as collateral for the car, but also hers and that, somehow, his spirit has managed to evade repossession, she realizes she is in grave danger. With the aid of a cute boy who happens to be an aspiring agent of the International Supernatural Immigration Service; his mother, a spiritual advisor and witch; and an ancient lawyer specializing in conflicts between the earthly and spirit realms, Bug battles an evil djinn for her soul. Set in the Spanish-speaking neighborhoods of El Paso, Soul distinguishes itself from other recent supernatural farces such as Jonathan Bernstein's Hottie (Penguin/Razorbill, 2009) by giving voice to ethnic and economic minority characters. Indeed, Bug's first-person narration is feisty and knowing in the ways of class and prejudice ("Growing up half Tejana and half-African American," Bug claims, "I learned real quick that folks were going to put you down because of the color you were, no matter what color they were"). However, the increasingly dramatic confrontations and competitions pitting Bug and company against the djinn and the recurring discovery that yet another El Paso citizen is, in actuality, a demon or is demon-possessed threaten to derail the willing suspension of disbelief that novels like these demand.-Amy S. Pattee, Simmons College, Boston Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
"Gill scores big in this action-packed, power-punch of a
debut...All readers can do is buckle their seatbelts, close their
eyes and take the plunge."--Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)
"Gill...knows what will make teens laugh."--Publishers
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