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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781666577938
- File size: 329007 KB
- Duration: 11:25:25
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- English
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- Lexile® Measure: 670
- Text Difficulty: 3
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Publisher's Weekly
September 9, 2019
In this thrilling postapocalyptic tale set in 2099, after civilization was forced underwater by global flooding, a young Muslim woman searches for her unjustly imprisoned father amid the remnants of Great Britain. British-Afghan Leyla McQueen, 16, a champion submersible racer, hopes to free her father (jailed for “aiding and abetting citizen suicides” among sufferers of an underwater malaise called “the seasickness”) by winning the prestigious London Submersible Marathon. When that hope doesn’t pay off, she sets out into the treacherous ocean to find him herself, accompanied by Ari, a mysterious young man sent by her grandfather to protect her. Despite Leyla’s insistence that she doesn’t need any help, the waters are filled with enemies, including the genetically engineered Anthropoids who prey upon humans, and the authorities who want to prevent Leyla and Ari from discovering the truths hidden in the dark depths of a drowned world. Shah’s strong debut, first in a planned duology, is vividly described and emotionally rich. Despite predictable plot points and an insufficiently explained underwater setting, the strong premise and underlying sense of excitement make this a fast-paced, wholly enjoyable adventure. Ages 12–up. Agent: Rebecca Podos, Rees Literary Agency. -
AudioFile Magazine
Narrator Shiromi Arserio plunges listeners into an underwater London in this post apocalyptic YA debut. Sixteen-year-old Leyla McQueen is forced to join the London Submersible Marathon in order to free her captured father. But then she discovers that the government is hiding secrets about the world they live in. Soon, she's on a mad dash to leave London onboard a submarine to save her life and uncover a sunken truth. The author's descriptive writing is helped by Arserio's fine pacing and English accent as she vividly brings to life a high-tech underwater civilization. With strong vocal characterizations, Arserio fluidly switches between male and female characters. This is immersive storytelling of an ambitious debut. A.C. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
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- OverDrive Listen audiobook
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- English
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- Lexile® Measure:670
- Text Difficulty:3
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