The Timeless Parables of the Lizard Men (The Journal of Emily Landers)

Emily Landers is a senior in high school. As an assignment, Emily must develop a semester long writing project with the help of her teacher and writing mentor Mr. Baublitz. Standing at the crossroads of the most profound episode in human history, the discovery of intelligent life outside our solar system, Emily sets out to document this monumental event as it unfolds. The results are erratic, swaying between the points of disinterested book report; inspiring creativity; satire, and touching self reflection; Emily confronts herself, her role in her absent father’s life, the role of God in the universe, and her place in the world in devastating intimacy. But in the face of life on other planets, the only thing she learns about is what to expect from herself.