Synopses & Reviews
"A first novel that combines adventure, mystery, love, and humor." --Booklist
Farrah "Digit" Higgins has left her geek self behind in another school district so she can blend in with the popular crowd at Santa Monica High and actually enjoy her senior year. But when Farrah, the daughter of a UCLA math professor, unknowingly cracks a terrorist group's number sequence, her laid-back senior year gets a lot more interesting. Soon she is personally investigating the case, on the run from terrorists, and faking her own kidnapping--all while trying to convince a young, hot FBI agent to take her seriously.
Review
"Conspiracy, humor, romance, and math puzzles are all skillfully blended elements in this clever story . . . bound to be a popular title."--VOYA, 5Q 4P J S "This novel is so much fun to read that readers will buy it all, thanks to Farrah's smart, witty voice and the gentle romance between John and Farrah."--Kirkus
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* "Skillful plot twists, mordant humor, and careful characterizations make this a memorable coming-of-age story and noteworthy debut."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "A gritty, often troubling work that is nevertheless infused with humor and heart."
—Booklist, starred review
“Have you ever read a book that made you want to be a braver person, one that is beautiful and scary and funny and heartbreaking and genuinely weird all at once? [This] is that kind of book. . . . You can’t stand to leave Vivian’s universe for even one second.”
—Rookie
"For readers who like their realistic fiction with a whopping side of satire."
—Kirkus
"Coyle’s debut is a unique and unpredictable apocalypse story steeped in tension and creepy atmosphere, with intelligent commentary on Fundamentalism and corporate influence in America; it’s also an empowering coming-of-age adventure starring a relatable protagonist ."
—Horn Book Magazine
"Smart, well-written, with great characters, this book will leave you thinking long after you turn the last page."
—Justine
"While keeping her tone thoughtful rather than cutting, Coyle spices her view of both Believers and their antagonists with a sprinkling of satire that allows readers some wry recognition; at the same time, she keeps readers guessing just as much as Vivian is."
—Bulletin
Synopsis
The DaVinci Code meets Clueless in this hilarious adventure romance about Digit, a code-breaking math geek, who uses her brains to catch the terrorists and win the boy.
Synopsis
The predicted Rapture by Pastor Frick's Church of America has come and gone, and three thousand Believers are now missing or dead. Seventeen-year-old Vivian Apple and her best friend, Harpreet, are revolutionaries, determined to expose the Church's diabolical power grab . . . and to locate Viv's missing heartthrob, Peter Ivey. This fast-paced, entertaining sequel to Vivian Apple at the End of the World challenges readers to consider how to live with integrity in a disintegrating world.
Synopsis
In this darkly comedic road trip novel, seventeen year-old Vivian Apple returns home after the alleged "Rapture" to find her devout parents gone and two mysterious holes in the roof. Vivian never believed in the Rapture, or the uber powerful Church of America. Now that she has been left behind, Vivian's quest for the truth begins.
Synopsis
Seventeen-year-old Vivian Apple never believed in the evangelical Church of America, unlike her recently devout parents. But when Vivian returns home the night after the supposed "Rapture," all thats left of her parents are two holes in the roof. Suddenly, she doesn't know who or what to believe. With her best friend Harp and a mysterious ally, Peter, Vivian embarks on a desperate cross-country roadtrip through a paranoid and panic-stricken America to find answers. Because at the end of the world, Vivan Apple isn't looking for a savior. She's looking for the truth.