From Steve Brezenoff, author of the best-selling Field Trip Mysteries
Ages 7-11
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past several years, you're probably familiar with bestselling author
David Levithan.
June 23, 2016, 532 voters
Reviewer (text)
Janine C., Teen Board Member
UNPLUGGED, a new young adult novel by Donna Freitas, the author of other popular novels such as THE GORGEOUS GAME and SURVIVAL KIT, follows the life of Skylar Cruz, an average girl who lives in the App World, a virtual world where everyone is plugged into the glitz of virtual life from their real bodies. In the App World, citizens are obsessed with celebrities, paying for expensive apps to watch their every move and constantly using apps to modify their appearance into that of models.
Teaser
In the tradition of M. T. Anderson’s FEED and Scott Westerfeld’s UGLIES, UNPLUGGED is the first in a provocative and compelling new series from acclaimed author Donna Freitas. Humanity is split into a dying physical world for the poor and an extravagant virtual world for the wealthy. Years ago, Skylar Cruz crossed over to the App World for a chance at a better life, and her family stayed behind in the Real World. Now Skye is a virtual teenager, surrounded by glamorous apps and expensive downloads --- yet she’s never felt like she fits in, and all she wants is to see her mother and sister again. Skye is desperate and ready to risk everything to unplug from the App World.
Promo
In the tradition of M. T. Anderson’s FEED and Scott Westerfeld’s UGLIES, UNPLUGGED is the first in a provocative and compelling new series from acclaimed author Donna Freitas. Humanity is split into a dying physical world for the poor and an extravagant virtual world for the wealthy. Years ago, Skylar Cruz crossed over to the App World for a chance at a better life, and her family stayed behind in the Real World. Now Skye is a virtual teenager, surrounded by glamorous apps and expensive downloads --- yet she’s never felt like she fits in, and all she wants is to see her mother and sister again. Skye is desperate and ready to risk everything to unplug from the App World.
About the Book
In the tradition of M. T. Anderson’s FEED and Scott Westerfeld’s UGLIES, UNPLUGGED is the first in a provocative and compelling new series from acclaimed author Donna Freitas.
Humanity is split into a dying physical world for the poor and an extravagant virtual world for the wealthy. Years ago, Skylar Cruz crossed over to the App World for a chance at a better life, and her family stayed behind in the Real World. Now Skye is a virtual teenager, surrounded by glamorous apps and expensive downloads --- yet she’s never felt like she fits in, and all she wants is to see her mother and sister again.
Skye is desperate and ready to risk everything to unplug from the App World. But she soon learns that the only person she can trust --- in either world, including friends and family --- is herself.
Reviewer (text)
Bryn D., Teen Board Member
Teaser
Most teens dream of visiting the City of Lights, but it feels more like a nightmare for Sophie Brooks. She and her brother are sent to Paris to spend the summer with their father, who left home a year ago without any explanation. As if his sudden abandonment weren't betrayal enough, he's about to remarry, and they’re expected to play nice with his soon-to-be wife and stepdaughter. The stepdaughter, Camille, agrees to show them around the city, but she makes it clear that she will do everything in her power to make Sophie miserable.
Promo
Most teens dream of visiting the City of Lights, but it feels more like a nightmare for Sophie Brooks. She and her brother are sent to Paris to spend the summer with their father, who left home a year ago without any explanation. As if his sudden abandonment weren't betrayal enough, he's about to remarry, and they’re expected to play nice with his soon-to-be wife and stepdaughter. The stepdaughter, Camille, agrees to show them around the city, but she makes it clear that she will do everything in her power to make Sophie miserable.
About the Book
Most teens dream of visiting the City of Lights, but it feels more like a nightmare for Sophie Brooks. She and her brother are sent to Paris to spend the summer with their father, who left home a year ago without any explanation. As if his sudden abandonment weren't betrayal enough, he's about to remarry, and they’re expected to play nice with his soon-to-be wife and stepdaughter. The stepdaughter, Camille, agrees to show them around the city, but she makes it clear that she will do everything in her power to make Sophie miserable.
Sophie could deal with all the pain and humiliation if only she could practice piano. Her dream is to become a pianist, and she was supposed to spend the summer preparing for a scholarship competition. Even though her father moved to Paris to pursue his own dream, he clearly doesn't support hers. His promise to provide her with a piano goes unfulfilled.
Still, no one is immune to Paris’s charm. After a few encounters with a gorgeous French boy, Sophie finds herself warming to the city, particularly when she discovers that he can help her practice piano. There’s just one hitch --- he’s a friend of Camille’s, and Camille hates Sophie. While the summer Sophie dreaded promises to become best summer of her life, one person could ruin it all.
Audiobook available, narrated by Amy McFadden.
Reviewer (text)
Natalia Olivera
Two worlds clash in Lindsey Klingele’s debut fantasy young adult novel, THE MARKED GIRL.
Teaser
Worlds collide in Lindsey Klingele’s debut young adult novel, THE MARKED GIRL, an exciting fantasy tale turned upside down. When Cedric, crowned prince of Caelum, and his fellow royal friends find themselves stranded in modern-day LA via a magical portal and an evil traitor named Malquin, all they want to do is get home to Caelum --- soon. Then they meet Liv, a filmmaker foster girl who just wants to get out of the system and on with her life. As she and Cedric bond, they’ll discover that she’s more connected to his world than they ever could’ve imagined…and that finding home is no easy task.
Promo
Worlds collide in Lindsey Klingele’s debut young adult novel, THE MARKED GIRL, an exciting fantasy tale turned upside down. When Cedric, crowned prince of Caelum, and his fellow royal friends find themselves stranded in modern-day LA via a magical portal and an evil traitor named Malquin, all they want to do is get home to Caelum --- soon. Then they meet Liv, a filmmaker foster girl who just wants to get out of the system and on with her life. As she and Cedric bond, they’ll discover that she’s more connected to his world than they ever could’ve imagined…and that finding home is no easy task.
About the Book
Worlds collide in Lindsey Klingele’s debut young adult novel, THE MARKED GIRL, an exciting fantasy tale turned upside down. Elissa Sussman, author of STRAY, calls THE MARKED GIRL “a magical debut with a big heart.”
When Cedric, crowned prince of Caelum, and his fellow royal friends (including his betrothed, Kat) find themselves stranded in modern-day LA via a magical portal and an evil traitor named Malquin, all they want to do is get home to Caelum --- soon. Then they meet Liv, a filmmaker foster girl who just wants to get out of the system and on with her life. As she and Cedric bond, they’ll discover that she’s more connected to his world than they ever could’ve imagined…and that finding home is no easy task.
THE MARKED GIRL has humor, heart, and harrowing adventures, perfect for fantasy lovers and reluctant fantasy readers alike.
Audiobook available, narrated by Amanda Dolan.
