Pub Date: June 2, 2015
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 13 to 18
Physical Info: 0.90" H x 8.20" L x 5.50" W ( 0.60 lbs) 352 pages
BISAC Categories:
Young Adult Fiction | Science Fiction | General | Action and Adventure | Survival Stories
Series: Monument 14
Description: Originally published in the United States by Feiwel and Friends.
Brief description: EMMY LAYBOURNE is the internationally bestselling author of six young adult novels, including Monument 14, Sweet, and Berserker. Her books have been honored by the Junior Library Guild, American Library Association, and the Bank Street Children's Book Committee, among others, and translated into 9 languages. She studied writing as an undergrad at Vassar College and while getting an MFA at UCLA for screenwriting, she won the Eleanor Perry Award from Women in Film. Emmy is a former character actress, and is occasionally recognized from her role as Mary Katherine Gallagher's best friend in the movie "Superstar." She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two kids.
Review Quotes:
"Fans of the trilogy will likely be looking for this title." --VOYA
"Gritty and violent, this is a tale of endurance and tenderness, with a group of teens who will do whatever it takes to protect the people they love." --The Horn Book "... A dizzying alternating-perspective climax." --Booklist