First-time author Jared Reck, who was a student in McDaniel’s Writing for Children and Young Adults graduate certificate program, gives a talk and signs copies of his new book, “A Short History of the Girl Next Door,” about a JV basketball player who happens to fall in love with his childhood best friend. Reck landed a six-figure deal from publisher Knopf for his first young adult novel that even his agent called “the unicorn of publishing.” The book is recommended for readers ages 12 and up. Visit www.mcdaniel.edu/MyFuture for more information.