There are no men in
Claysoot. There are boys—but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his
eighteenth birthday. The ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding light
descends…and he’s gone.
They call it the Heist.
Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away,
and he’s prepared to meet his fate–until he finds a strange note from his
mother and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept: the
Council leaders and their obvious secrets. The Heist itself. And what lies
beyond the Wall that surrounds Claysoot–a structure that no one can cross and
survive.
Climbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes after the Heist
could be worse. Should he sit back and wait to be taken–or risk everything on
the hope of the other side?
Sketchy by Olivia Samms
Beau Catchers Chronicles, #1
Hardcover, 238 pages
Expected publication: April 30th
2013 by Amazon Childrens Publishing
Goodreads | Amazon | The Book Depository
A popular cheerleader—raped,
beaten, and left for dead. An edgy outsider with a gift. Can they team up to
catch a killer?
Bea’s life has been a mess ever since she got kicked out of
private school and sent to rehab. Now clean, Bea is starting over at Packard
High School, in a city shaken from two assaults on young women. The latest
victim, Willa Pressman—the one who survived—doesn’t remember a thing. But Bea
has a disturbing new “skill”: she can see—and then draw—images from other
people’s minds. And when she looks at Willa, Bea is shocked by what she
sketches. Bea might be the only one who knows Willa’s secrets—and who can take
down the killer before he strikes again.
Persepolis: The
Story of a Childhood
by Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis Orginal 4 Volumes, #1
Paperback, 160 pages
Published June 1st 2004 by Pantheon
Goodreads | Amazon | The Book Depository
Wise, funny, and heartbreaking,
Persepolis is
Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.
In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her
life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the
Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating
effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed
Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran’s last emperors, Marjane
bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country.
Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran
and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life.
Marjane’s child’s-eye view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and
heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this
fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal,
profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at
once a story of growing up and a reminder of the human cost of war and
political repression. It shows how we carry on, with laughter and tears, in the
face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little
girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love.
