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A.S. King(Author)
Dutton Books for Young Readers (Publisher)
Published on 10. May 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-525-55553-7 (ISBN)
Description
From the Printz Award-winning author of Dig comes a "poignant, propulsive, and profound" (Publishers Weekly) novel about the effects of isolation and what it means to be connected to the world.
"Timely and extraordinary."-School Library Journal, starred review
Time has stopped.
It's been June 23, 2020, for nearly a year, as far as anyone can tell. Frantic adults demand that teenagers focus on finding practical solutions to the worldwide crisis. Not everyone is on board though. Javelin-throwing prodigy Truda Becker is pretty sure her "Solution Time" class won't solve the world's problems, but she does have a few ideas what might. Truda lives in a house with a switch that no one ever touches, a switch her father protects every day by nailing it into hundreds of progressively larger boxes. But Truda's got a crowbar, and one way or another, she's going to see what happens when she flips the switch.
"Timely and extraordinary."-School Library Journal, starred review
Time has stopped.
It's been June 23, 2020, for nearly a year, as far as anyone can tell. Frantic adults demand that teenagers focus on finding practical solutions to the worldwide crisis. Not everyone is on board though. Javelin-throwing prodigy Truda Becker is pretty sure her "Solution Time" class won't solve the world's problems, but she does have a few ideas what might. Truda lives in a house with a switch that no one ever touches, a switch her father protects every day by nailing it into hundreds of progressively larger boxes. But Truda's got a crowbar, and one way or another, she's going to see what happens when she flips the switch.
Reviews / Votes
"Timely and extraordinary, teen readers will find themselves immersed in this timeless world."-School Library Journal, starred review"An unsettling but emotionally resonant novel for our own unsettling times."-Bookpage, starred review
"King explores the meaning of time and the toxicity of family secrets. This inventive, surreal novel's dedication, 'For the class of 2020,' makes a direct address to real-life teens' 'lost' [pandemic] year."-The Horn Book, starred review
"A work of literary genius."-Booklist
"Printz Award winner King returns with another surrealist masterpiece."-Kirkus Reviews
"Poignant, propulsive, and profound."-Publishers Weekly
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: Ninth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 14 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
224 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-525-55553-7 (9780525555537)
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A. S. King
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E-Book
05/2021
1st Edition
Dutton Books for Young Readers
€7.99
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Person
A.S. King is the award-winning author of many acclaimed books for young readers. Her novel Dig won the 2020 Michael L. Printz Award, and Ask The Passengers won the 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. The New York Times called her "one of the best YA writers working today." King lives with her family in Pennsylvania, where she returned after living on a farm and teaching adult literacy in Ireland for more than a decade.