Christy Lenzi

Christy Lenzi teaches composition and creative writing, drawing on classic literature, history, and questions of belonging in her fiction for teens. Stone Field, published by Roaring Brook Press, reimagines elements of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights in a small American community approaching the Civil War. The novel follows Catrina Dickinson and a mysterious young man she names Stonefield, placing their intense bond amid family loyalty, prejudice, religious fervor, and a landscape shaped by labor. This gothic historical novel considers how vengeance can distort the human spirit. Lenzi brings a strong interest in literary adaptation to her work. Stone Field is not a scene-for-scene retelling; it relocates emotional patterns from Brontë’s novel into a distinctly American historical setting. Its rural imagery, divided community, and troubled protagonists make it a clear example of Lenzi’s interest in old stories transformed through new cultural contexts.