Panther City: Tales of a Gen X 3rd Grade Class Project Run Amok

Ayun Halliday's new novel is narrated by a fictional 8-year-old and illustrated by a real 8-year-old. The story takes place before social media, cell phones, the Internet, widespread expansive gender definitions, cable TV. A 3rd grade class collaborates on a paper city, a fun project for the day. However, the project quickly spirals into accusations, deceit, and vandalism. Narrated by Annie, the class’s best girl artist, this book is a comedic take on manners, for adults, and a recollection of a bygone moment in the pre-Bicentennial American, Gen X, Midwest.