Book excerpt: "Snowman in July" is a story that starts with the main character's death and works backwards to create his life. Zeb, age twenty, is at his own hanging on a remote island in North Carolina. Why he is being hanged is unknown, but, by the end of "Snowman in July" Bolick demonstrated his keen observance of other people and takes you on a ride through Zeb's life-it will truly be the ride of your life.