# 3 MOSQUITOLAND
| Author : | David Arnold LEXINGTON, KY |
| Artist : | Blake Eames LEXINGTON, KY |
| Sponsor : | 163 E. Main LLC |
David Arnold (1982): Mosquitoland
Novelist David Arnold lives in Lexington, Ky., and is the New York Times bestselling author of Kids of Appetite, Mosquitoland, and The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik, which has been optioned for film by Paramount. Arnold has been credited with creating a unique voice in teen and young-adult fiction. The 2015 novel, Mosquitoland, is the story of Mim Malone who, after her parents break up, is transported from her home in Cleveland, Ohio, to rural Mississippi, where she lives with her drugging dad and new stepmother. When she discovers that her mother has fallen ill back in Ohio, she hops a Greyhound Bus to be with her. The 1,000-mile bus trip becomes an odyssey, as Mim encounters an odd collection of stories and characters who teach the young girl about mental illness, love, loyalty, and trust.
Blake Eames:
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My design for the Mosquitoland bench uses graphic symbols and patterns found throughout the pages. These images depict the experiences that Mim, the book’s heroine, has with pharmaceuticals, fireworks, and vinyl records. The bus design is from the book cover; it was the cover’s bold, geometric design that initially caught my eye. Blake Snyder Eames is a professional artist and designer living in Lexington, Ky.