Hello everyone! We are so excited to announce the tour schedule for Where the Light Shines In by Jenny Mattern.
September 28th
The Brave Bookshelf with Kim Bartosch – Review, Tik Tok
The Clever Reader – Promotional Post
September 29th
Confessions of a YA Reader – Promotional Post
The Book Dutchesses – Promotional Post
September 30th
Mx. Phoebe’s Viewpoint – Promotional Post
October 1st
the nutty bookworm reads alot – Review
October 2nd
Boys’ Mom Reads! – Promotional Post
October 3rd
Paiges of Novels – Top 5 Reasons to Read Where the Light Shines In
October 4th
The violet west – Journal Spread
September 28th
kimbartosch – Review, Tik Tok
thecleverreader – Promotional Post
September 29th
thebookdutchesses – Promotional Post
meghenslittlelibrary – Creative post
September 30th
mxphoebesviewpoint – Promotional Post
BlackburnReads – Review
October 1st
rickys_radical_reads – Promotional Post
ninebookishlives – Promotional Post
October 2nd
avainbookland – Review
bookdemonio – Promotional Post
October 3rd
paiges_of_novels – Top 5 Reasons to Read Where the Light Shines In
October 4th
therearenobadbooks – Journal Spread
enthuse_reader – Review
Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary
Publishing date: September 29, 2026
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Rep: adoption
Synopsis:
“…if there’s one thing my thirteen years of life have taught me, it’s that having parents who love you doesn’t erase the somebody else who brought you into the world.”
Despite being adopted into a loving family, thirteen-year-old Gloria feels as if her life is a bit too much like the crossword puzzles she and her dad enjoy solving together: too many empty spaces and not enough clues.
For as long as she can remember, Gloria has studied the faces of random women in the hopes of finding her birth mother. But when she finally lands on the perfect candidate, it’s in a place she never could have expected—an obituary photo.
Determined to learn more about this dead woman who looks just like her, Gloria embarks on a secret mission to fill in the gaps of her origin story.
At first, finding answers about her past feels exactly right. But as the lies Gloria tells keep piling up, and each step toward her biological family takes her farther from the parents who have loved her forever, she starts to wonder if she’ll ever be able to fill her empty spaces. Because how can you feel truly whole when you’re shattering from the inside out?
Jenny Mattern is a crafter of stories, a fledgling poet, and a cake-for-breakfast enthusiast who wishes she lived in a tiny cottage on a windswept cliff above the sea. Alas, she lives in the mountains in a landlocked state—lovely, yes, but much too far from the roar of the ocean for her liking.
Born and raised in the Seattle area, Jenny now lives in Montana with her family and a menagerie of pets. Where the Light Shines In is her debut novel.
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