The book was generally well-received by critics, including starred reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Shelf Awareness. We Are the Ants was published January 19, 2016, by Simon Pulse with a 24-page companion story, 'What We Pretend to Be', published on the publisher's website, Riveted, later that year. it’s also filled with hope and wonder - a necessary counterbalance to the realities of life.' Selected texts We Are the Ants (2016) In an interview with The Horn Book, Hutchinson explained why he chooses this genre, saying it 'gives the space to explore human emotions in a richer way than could do in straightforward contemporary fiction' because the genre 'is frequently about looking toward the future, and though the future often seems bleak. Most of Hutchinson's novels include elements of speculative fiction. Hutchinson presently lives in Seattle, Washington. Hutchinson graduated from Jupiter High School, then studied medieval and renaissance literature at Florida Atlantic University, though he dropped out to work in information technology. In his memoir, Brave Face, Hutchinson explains that, throughout his adolescence, 'he struggled to understand his sexuality, his depression, and the suicide attempt that led to a search for self-acceptance.' He has ADHD and now identifies as queer. He has three brothers and one half-sister. Hutchinson was born May 1, 1978, in West Palm Beach, Florida, and grew up in Jupiter, Florida. A picture of Shaun David Hutchinson Personal life

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