Larry Nocella

Based in the fictional South American nation of Palagua, Where Did This Come From? follows the Huapi tribe's desperate struggle for survival. When a leading U.S. toy manufacturer discovers a rare and beautiful crystal on the Huapi's sacred land, mining operations begin immediately. Christmas shopping season is coming, and Crystal Clay is by far the top seller. Soon the Huapi find themselves and the jungle that supports them on the brink of annihilation. Can they hope to resist the desire of consumers who never bother to ask, Where Did This Come From?

Larry Nocella is the former editor-publisher of the award-winning magazine, QECE (Question Everything Challenge Everything.) He was also the writer of the highly unique underground fiction-comic zine, eXtreme Conformity. He sold his first article at age fourteen, and has been writing ever since. He lives in the USA, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

I loved this! It raises some basic questions that are over looked in today's grab and go world. The story really moved; I kept wanting to see what would happen next. A lot happens very quickly. The ending was great, a real surprise and it could happen today, too. I can't wait for Larry's next novel. Where Did This Come From? should be made into a movie!
- Lori B., Pennsylvania, USA

...action sequences and your descriptions of scenery really take off...Sometimes, even isolated sentences will stop me in my tracks and make me say, That's really a cool way of saying that!
- Tom D., Pennsylvania, USA

I don't have enough time to read it, I need to know what's going to happen next!
- Gail F., Pennsylvania, USA

The book was great! Had I not been completely exhausted, I would have literally, not put it down. I wasn´t ever wondering when something was going to happen next. At no point did I reach a break and wish to stop. Each break begged me to continue reading further. The book was fantastic!
- Sam S., Florida, USA

Simply fabulous! A most pertinent question that could be applied to a great many areas of our lives today. I liked the twisted fate of Joe, poor guy, completely miserable from what started with him doing a good and thoughtful deed. It's amazing how much it takes sometimes for us to figure out the simplest answers. The characters were very believable. A lot of ground covered in a small amount of space, as well as many different topics of accountability. A great book.
- Kathie J.C., Maine, USA