Pub Date: April 23, 2024
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0790
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 12 to UP
Physical Info: 0.90" H x 8.80" L x 5.50" W ( 0.60 lbs) 320 pages
BISAC Categories:
Young Adult Fiction | Science Fiction | General | Action and Adventure | Survival Stories | Social Themes | SelfEsteem and SelfReliance
Description: "In 2199, 17-year-old Jessica Mathers wakes up on a desolate, post-extinction planet 14 light years from Earth and must make sense of the bloody destruction around her, as well as the questionable intentions of a familiar stranger"--
Review Quotes: Edgar Award Nominee - A Best Fiction for Young Adults selection - A Kirkus Best Book of the Year - A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year - A Core Excellence in Young Adult Science Fiction selection
"A twisty mystery of partial truths and unexpected reveals.″--BCCB "The expertly juggled storyline nurtures a tension that blossoms into a palpable sense of dread as the downright spooky nature of the disaster is explored. Themes of identity hit hard, as they come with high stakes. An intense, read-in-one-sitting kind of ride."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Dual timelines imbued with believable hard science, harrowing action, and strong characterizations permeate Kirby's breakneck adventure. Questions of personhood are skillfully elevated, explored against an inventive future backdrop in which cloning is the norm and the potential consequences of deceptively simple-sounding procedures come at high costs."--Publishers Weekly