Killing Substance

By Jennifer Armstrong

This poetic refrain explores the psychology of submissiveness: the rule of the father. There are echoes of Freudian psychoanalysis and Christian ideology, as the events underway as part of an African exploration pound their way to conclusiveness.

I had some fun with this, because I wanted to show what it is like to realize you are surrounded on every side, after you have been set up for sacrifice by others' whims.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jan 5, 2015
• ISBN: 9781326078157

Jennifer Armstrong

Jennifer Armstrong is the author of numerous award-winning picture books and novels. Her works include Hugh Can Do, Chin Yu Min and the Ginger Cat, The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan (a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book), and Black-Eyed Susan. Her first novel, Steal Away, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Notable book, and a Golden Kite Honor book. Other titles include Pockets, Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, Magnus at the Fire, Photo by Brady, and Once Upon a Banana. She lives in New York state.