Silvero has always known he wanted to be a writer. Probably focused a little bit more on writing than school.” said Silvero. If I could, I would write in study hall or in between classes. I’m in the school’s theater department, so being backstage and being in the, I would always find a moment to write. “It was great having a period a day to write and just focus on that. Jackie Pelliccio to work on and publish this novel.
Silvero used the creative writing elective taught in school by Language Arts teacher Ms. Silvero has been working on How Far We Fall since January of 2021, and the title was originally set to be Eli and Vince. “The story just started out as two teen criminals, and it just turned into so much more.” “It evolved into something I never would have thought it would evolve to,” said Silvero. Silvero discussed the dramatic change in How Far We Fall from its original conception, evolving as both the characters and the plot became further written and developed. According to Silvero, the plotline was also inspired by the infamous American duo Bonnie and Clyde. Most of Silvero’s inspiration for the themes and the overall story comes from works such as History Is All You Left Me and More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera, and other works such as the manga Banana Fish. While most of these themes may be common in young adult literature, Silvero takes on a different time period, setting his novel in the 1980s, while most young adult books today are commonly set in present day. The novel explores the themes of found family, freedom, and independence. How Far We Fall follows two teens, Vince and Eli, in a story exploring the New York underworld while tackling issues of personal identity, sexuality, and love. It’s not every day that one of your classmates writes a book, but on Tuesday, June 7th, Edison High student Matteo Silvero ‘22 did just that: He launched his debut novel, How Far We Fall, in the Media center.
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