Afterworlds

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld comes a smart, thought-provoking novel-within-a-novel that you won't be able to put down.

Darcy Patel has put college on hold to publish her teen novel, Afterworlds. With a contract in hand, she arrives in New York City with no apartment, no friends, and all the wrong clothes. But lucky for Darcy, she's taken under the wings of other seasoned and fledgling writers who help her navigate the city and the world of writing and publishing. Over the course of a year, Darcy finishes her book, faces critique, and falls in love.

Woven into Darcy's personal story is her novel, Afterworlds, a suspenseful thriller about a teen who slips into the "Afterworld" to survive a terrorist attack. The Afterworld is a place between the living and the dead, and where many unsolved--and terrifying--stories need to be reconciled. Like Darcy, Lizzie too falls in love...until a new threat resurfaces, and her special gifts may not be enough to protect those she cares about most.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/23/2014
ISBN: 9781481422345
Pages: 608
Weight: 2.44lbs
Size: 9.55h x 6.31w x 1.68d
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 05/16/2014 pg. 70
Publishers Weekly 06/30/2014
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2014
Booklist 07/01/2014 pg. 78
School Library Journal 07/01/2014 pg. 112
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2014 pg. 81
Romantic Times 10/01/2014 pg. 41 - Excellent
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2014 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2014 pg. 180
Shelf Awareness 10/07/2014
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2014 pg. 112
New York Times Book Review 11/09/2014 pg. 33
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 95
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 26
Shelf Awareness 12/12/2014
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 168918 / Afterworlds
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 22