Local author Celebrate Release Of Debut Young Adult Novel at Northshire Books Saratoga Aug. 3

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Local author Emma Kress will be at Northshire Books Saratoga Aug. 3 to celebrate the release of her debut young adult novel, Dangerous Play.

Dangerous Play is about empowerment and friendship, rape culture and feminism, justice and revenge—and one survivor’s journey to find her voice and become as fierce off the field as she is on it.

Zoe Alamandar has one goal: win the State Field Hockey Championships and earn a scholarship that will get her the hell out of Central New York. She and her co-captain Ava Cervantes have assembled a fierce team of dedicated girls who will work hard and play by the rules.

But after Zoe is sexually assaulted at a party, she finds a new goal: make sure no girl feels unsafe again. Zoe and her teammates decide to stop playing by the rules and take justice into their own hands. Soon, their suburban town has a team of superheroes meting out punishments, but one night of vigilantism may cost Zoe her team, the championship, her scholarship, and her future.

Emma Kress will be in conversation with award-winning and bestselling young-adult author Nova Ren Suma at a virtual launch at 6 p.m. on Aug. 3, through Northshire Bookstore. Kress will sign books in person at Northshire Bookstore Saratoga, 424 Broadway, from 3- 4 p.m. on Aug. 3.