Two New Hampshire teenagers fall into an unlikely relationship as they come together to save a mistreated dog. Whippoorwill is a deeply poignant story about the virulent nature of abuse and the power of human empathy.
Joseph Monninger has published fourteen novels and three non-fiction books. He has twice received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and has also received a fellowship from the New Hampshire Council for the Arts. His young adult novel, Baby, was chosen as a 2008 top ten book by YALSA. Monninger is a professor and fly fisherman who lives in New Hampshire.