Synopses & Reviews
From the andlt;Iandgt;New York Times andlt;/Iandgt;bestselling author of The Chemical Garden trilogy: On the floating city of Internment, you can be anything you dream. Unless you approach the edge. andlt;I andgt;Childrenand#8217;s Literature andlt;/Iandgt;says and#8220;shades of Aldous Huxleyand#8217;s andlt;Iandgt;Brave New Worldandlt;/Iandgt; and George Orwelland#8217;s andlt;Iandgt;1984andlt;/Iandgt; inspire DeStefanoand#8217;s sci-fi/murder mystery page-turner.and#8221;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Morgan Stockhour knows getting too close to the edge of Internment, the floating city and her home, can lead to madness. Even though her older brother, Lex, was a Jumper, Morgan vows never to end up like him. Thereand#8217;s too much for her on Internment: her parents, best friend Pen, and her betrothed, Basil. Her life is ordinary and safe, even if she sometimes does wonder about the ground and why itand#8217;s forbidden.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Then a murder, the first in a generation, rocks the city. With whispers swirling and fear on the wind, Morgan can no longer stop herself from investigating, especially once she meets Judas. Betrothed to the victim, Judas is being blamed for the murder, but Morgan is convinced of his innocence. Secrets lay at the heart of Internment, but nothing can prepare Morgan for what she will findand#8212;or whom she will lose.
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andlt;Bandgt;* andlt;/Bandgt;"DeStefano has created a perfect stormand#8212;intertwining plot, characters, and setting beautifully. From the first page, readers will be enticed by Morganand#8217;s voice, precise in its descriptions yet filled with curiosity.... This is a page-turner, and waiting for the next book will be hard, hard, hard."
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andlt;divandgt;"DeStefano creates a believable world in her sky city...."andlt;/divandgt;
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andlt;divandgt;"Definite excitment...."andlt;/divandgt;
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andlt;bandgt;* andlt;/bandgt;A "concoction of tension and love with a cliff-hanger ending."
Synopsis
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Chemical Garden trilogy: On the floating city of Internment, you can be anything you dream. Unless you approach the edge. Children's Literature says "shades of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and George Orwell's 1984 inspire DeStefano's sci-fi/murder mystery page-turner."
Morgan Stockhour knows getting too close to the edge of Internment, the floating city and her home, can lead to madness. Even though her older brother, Lex, was a Jumper, Morgan vows never to end up like him. There's too much for her on Internment: her parents, best friend Pen, and her betrothed, Basil. Her life is ordinary and safe, even if she sometimes does wonder about the ground and why it's forbidden.
Then a murder, the first in a generation, rocks the city. With whispers swirling and fear on the wind, Morgan can no longer stop herself from investigating, especially once she meets Judas. Betrothed to the victim, Judas is being blamed for the murder, but Morgan is convinced of his innocence. Secrets lay at the heart of Internment, but nothing can prepare Morgan for what she will find--or whom she will lose.
Synopsis
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Chemical Garden trilogy: On the floating city of Internment, you can be anything you dream. Unless you approach the edge.Morgan Stockhour knows getting too close to the edge of Internment, the floating city in the clouds where she lives, can lead to madness. Even though her older brother, Lex, was a Jumper, Morgan vows never to end up like him. If she ever wonders about the ground, and why it is forbidden, she takes solace in her best friend, Pen, and in Basil, the boy she’s engaged to marry.
Then a murder, the first in a generation, rocks the city. With whispers swirling and fear on the wind, Morgan can no longer stop herself from investigating, especially once she meets Judas. Betrothed to the victim, he is the boy being blamed for the murder, but Morgan is convinced of his innocence. Secrets lay at the heart of Internment, but nothing can prepare Morgan for what she will find—or whom she will lose.
About the Author
Lauren DeStefano is the author of The Internment Chronicles and the andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling Chemical Garden trilogy, which includes andlt;iandgt;Witherandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Feverandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Severandlt;/iandgt;. She earned her BA in English with a concentration in creative writing from Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut. Visit her at LaurenDeStefano.com.