Kulp captures the chaotic turmoil of culturally-muddled miscommunication and FAS brain fog of lost-boy Kevin, a 21-year-old going-on-ten jailed for murder, seemingly by his own matter-of-fact confession. The Whitest Wall is a worthy read, a trip into a novel world, written with entertainment quality as vivid as a screenplay with a multitude of metaphors for interpretation and meaning. This tantalizing tale should engage youthful readers and provoke discussion among those of high-school age and older. Caulfield, move over, there is much more to tell!
Ms. Kulp will be autographing at Book Expo America in New York City
- The Whitest Wall and The Best I Can Be Living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Effects (cowritten with her daugher Liz - winner of Contributing Young Author)
- Friday, May 29 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm in Booth 345 Mom's Choice Awards Level One
- Saturday, May 30 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm in the Author Corral - Table 19 .
"What you don't know won't hurt you is a lie... Fiction, as C.S. Lewis would say, adds to reality, not just describes it. It enriches daily life and irrigates the deserts of our lives. Jodee Kulp is so adept at casting the players in The Whitest Wall and so passionate a story teller you will look at your neighbor through different eyes than ever before."
— Mac McConnell, author, "Forever Changed", "Bozra""
An inside view of FASD I am overcome with the manner in which Jodee was able to thread together racism, poverty, abuse, fetal alcohol, depression, and post traumatic stress disorder with smoothness that did not confuse the reader."
— Ruth A. Rice, FASD Program Director, White Earth
"This is a must read book for everyone as it's a topic that has been in the closet for too long. Jodee's book will open everyone's eyes that FASD is a very serious issue that we all need to become better educated about as well as develop services for those impacted by it. I can't wait for Book 2."
— Glenys DiLissio Executive Director,
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