The Query

Below is most of the query I used to find an agent. It will give you the basic premise of the book.

Emilia Diaz races to the woods behind the high school. She brings her students there each year to write about nature’s beauty. Today, a student is there ending her life. Emilia runs as fast as she can. Each passing second means another breath lost. If Emilia can save the girl, then she might also save herself.

Set in present day New England, RESURRECTING EMILY revolves around three young women who must conquer personal demons if they are to live meaningful lives.

Ms. Diaz is the young English teacher. She’s passionate about literature and her work, but she has taken no personal risks since her boyfriend died in a car crash. She must make peace with the past before she can love again.

Elizabeth Davis is one of her students. She’s devastated after she discovers her father’s affair. A Goth girl in a small town, Elizabeth must learn to control her anger before it destroys her.

Emily Daniels is another student. She’s smart, quiet, and leads a normal life. At least, that’s what everyone thinks. Truth is, she is quietly unraveling.

Then there’s Emily Dickinson. Chapter titles are first lines of her poems. Dickinson’s reverence for nature is prominent throughout the novel. The main characters share her name, initials, and personality traits. They are pieces of her.
RESURRECTING EMILY breathes new life into the Belle of Amherst by representing her in contemporary female characters. The story is poigmant regardless of the reader’s knowledge of Dickinson, but this angle means the novel can be read at another level.

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