A sophisticated, layered, and heartachingly beautiful story about the power of family and friends, the choices we all make, and the ultimate choice mia commands. As they celebrate the opening of their underground nightclub, the zeroes, six teenagers with unique abilities, learn about the sinister power of swarm, who uses a crowds rage to killand who loves killing zeroes. However, after publishing the series first three novels, uglies, pretties, and specials, he ultimately wrote an additional fourth book, extras. We want to see a movie adaptation for where she went, the sequel to if i stay by gayle forman, and so we decided to create this petition to let our voices be heard. Adam and mias relationship is so delicate and fragile, and yet so impossibly strong and unmoving. Swarm by scott westerfeld overdrive rakuten overdrive. The first half at least of the book was lowkey, introducing readers to the zeroes and to their powers. Theyre up against challenges from within and from the world around. Were treated to perspectives of all of the team members of the zeroes team and mob. Through this coma, however, mia has an outofbody experience. I was a little put off by the constant headjumping. Mia hall is the seventeenyearold protagonist of if i stay, and the novel is told from her point of view. Its always a great experience when you go into a book with no expectations and it. Westerfeld originally intended for uglies to be a trilogy.
Bellwethers confidence is challenged, and mob questions the nature of her power. He is one year older than mia, and graduated from their high school the year prior. A passionate and talented cello player from oregon, mia is likely juilliardbound after she read full character analysis adam is mia s boyfriend. And its up to flicker to pick up the reins and lead the zeroes into a terrifying showdown. Its always a great experience when you go into a book with no expectations and it turns out you really enjoy it. Zeroes 2 scott westerfeld, margo lanagan and deborah. After the shocking conclusion to swarm, the zeroes are scattered, on the run, and desperate. Cyber, and person of interest, which follows five iconoclastic hackers who are coerced into serving the u. It was a bit hard to keep track of the characters who have a real name and sometimes more than one superpower name.
Im trying to add enough bits and pieces of exposition that it wont be necessary to read zoners. Scott westerfeld, margo lanagan and deborah biancotti series. The zeroes pursue them, only to discover that theyre fleeing an even more sinister powerwielder, swarm. Perhaps his band should cover the classic lisa loeb hit lisa loeb would be a little too on point, so instead, adam plays a yoyo ma track called andante con moto e poco rubato, which is a movement from a classical piece. If i stay weighs teenagers prospects after horrific. This is our favorite book series and we are so so happy to know it has finally been made into a movie. Zeroes will be published simultaneously in the us, uk, canada, and australia. The next thing i knew it had only been a two days and i was finished reading it. Now mia has to figure out what shes lost, what she has left, and whether or not to fight to survive. Gayle forman, if i stay people think i like chick flicks, and i always have good excuses for reading books that are apparently, chick flicks. I loved the book but i was irritated with the ending. The new powers are also really interesting and stay within the theme of messing with crowds of people.
A terrific sequel with a cracking pace that raises the stakes in this brilliant and unique superheroes series. See the complete if i stay series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Westerfeld author of the uglies series and the leviathan trilogy and. Its been three years since the devastating shelve where she went. The story follows 17yearold mia hall as she deals with the aftermath of a catastrophic car accident involving her family.
I honestly have nothing negative to say about this book. She lives in brooklyn, new york, with her husband and daughters. If i stay collection by gayle forman, paperback barnes. The new powers are also really interesting and stay within the theme of messing. Xmen meets marissa meyers renegades when new york times bestselling author of the uglies series scott westerfeld.
The book is called if i stay, and everyone wants mia to stay, including adam, who explicitly says stay 17. The book had a lot of her thoughts and feelings in it. If i stay, based on a novel by gayle forman, hits the audience with a series of tragedies that ripple out from a single horrific event a car accident on a snowy oregon road and it. This book, the sequel to if i stay, was a rollercoaster of emotions. I feel like i havent read enough of your work, but uglies has been in my top 3 series since 2006 and i suspect it will stay there for life. I actually just picked up afterworlds to book club with my best friend who actually introduced me to uglies. The second book in the unputdownable, actionpacked zeroes series from new. She is thriving as a worldclass cellist, performing in some of the most famous venues on the planet. All throughout the book she has doubts about why she should even consider living and. Uglies is a book series by scott westerfeld for young adults. The story follows one day in the life of seventeenyearold mia, who has been critically injured in an accident that took the lives of her parents and younger brother.
As mia has an outofbody experience that enables her to observe all that is. Im pretty sure she does i just want to double check. An exhilarating thrillride through the underbelly of cyber espionage in the vein of david ignatiuss the director and the television series leverage, csi. Zeroes by scott westerfeld, margo lanagan, deborah biancotti. One minute i was in hysterics and then the next i was a blubbering mess.
She was very excited, as she didnt even know there was a sequel to if i stay she had read both books within a week after getting them, and she loved both of them. Gayle forman, author of if i stay, already wrote a followup to her bestselling book. Xmen meets heroes when new york times bestselling author scott westerfeld teams up with awardwinning authors margo lanagan and deborah biancotti in the final book of an explosive trilogy about a group of teens with amazing abilities. The two were going through a hard time when mia made the decision to end her relationship with adam and left to go to new. The highly anticipated sequel to the new york times bestselling and critically acclaimed if i stay. The sequel to if i stay, titled where she went, hit shelves in 2011 and the synopsis of the novel will surely break the hearts of anyone who loved the relationship between mia and adam. Parents need to know that this is a book for teens about a girl who loses her family in a car accident and is now in a coma. And dont miss calamity, the exciting conclusion to the reckoners series.
But of course, if i stay is an effort to capitalize on the same audience as tfios, even if they diverge in their approaches to extracting tears. Ever since mias decision to stay but not with him adams career has been on a wonderful trajectory. She has written several other books in the same genre of youngadult fiction, such as i was here, just one day, just one year, and just one night. And since it was an open ending, do you guys think mia and adam will continue their relationship or will mia decide to erase adam completely from her life as she is devastated from the outcome of the accident. If i stay study guide from litcharts the creators of. The critically acclaimed where she went picks up three years after mia makes the decision to wake from her coma and the relationship she shared with adam is now a distant memory. Which is handy, except when it isnt like when the voice starts gabbing in the middle of a bank robbery. My only question how many books will be in this series. The highly anticipated sequel to the new york times bestselling and critically acclaimed if i stay picking up several years after the dramatic conclusion of if i stay, where she went continues the story of adam and mia, from adams point of view. Now a major motion picture starring chloe grace moretz, mias story. The zeroes must learn all they can about this dangerous new player if they are to stay safe. Book three of the zeroes series, nexus, is out now in the us, canada, australia, and the uk. I really want to read the sequel of it adams point of view where she went i wish it told a little more after she woke up though. It continues the story of mia and adam whom readers will get to know in the first part of the series, but is told through the pointofview of adam instead.
Through this, she is able to watch the actions around her, as friends and family gather at the hospital where she is being treated. And if that wasnt enough of a reason to suggest you should check out formans novels, if i stay is coming to a theater near you this summer. This fourth book is dedicated to everyone who wrote to me to reveal the secret definition of the word trilogy. Simon pulse will publish the debut book, zeroes, on september 29, with the second installment to follow in fall 2016 and the third a year after that. And of course, as i always say if a book makes you cry, it is a good book, therefore if i stay is an excellent read and i would definitely recommend it to those who are looking for a sad yet. The novel is a perfect beach read, or just a sit out on the porch in the sunshine read. Picking up several years after the dramatic conclusion of if i stay, where she went continues the story of adam and mia, from adams point of view.
In the final chapter about darcy when she gets all of these free books and. Hes got a voice inside him thatll say whatever you want to hear, whether its true or not. Overall the multiple narratives work well, but the novel is a lengthy book to wade through. The critically acclaimed, bestselling novel from gayle forman, author of where she went, just one day. The book follows mias stories and the unfolding of her life through a series of flashbacks. Collaborating on a novel with other writers was a new thing for me. Zeroes audiobook by scott westerfeld, margo lanagan. Zeroes 2 by scott westerfeld from australias online independent bookstore, boomerang books. It will be interesting to see where this trio of authors takes the zeroes in their second novel.
The first book in the series, zeroes tells the story of how the team comes together to save one of their. Dont call them heroes, but these six californian teens have powers that set them apart. The last part of the book amped up and i enjoyed it much more. Its the holiday season, but the celebration at the zeroes underground nightclub is blown apart when two strangers with new powers take to the dance floor. The if i stay book series by gayle forman includes books if i stay, where she went, and if i stay collection. Whats new titles authors categories readers picks faq the garden of mc mc forum story. If i stay trailer the antagonist death the antagonist in this book is death.
The sequel to if i stay, where she went was released in april of 2012 with widespread success. In if i stay, clothes and music are used to define a persons identity, and almost every character is obsessed with looking cool or listening to cool music. When a highstakes crisis changes their world, six california teens. Gayle forman published where she went, a sequel to if i stay, released on april 5, 2011. If i stay is a young adult novel by gayle forman published in 2009. Buy swarm zeroes 2 by scott westerfeld, margo lanagan, deborah biancotti. Thats the beauty of reading a book much later after its release. If i stay is on my top books i recommend to people. What happens in the end of the book if i stay by gayle. This time, however, the novel is told from the perspective of adam, mias now exboyfriend. She is the author of just one day and just one year, and the companion enovella just one night, as well as the new york times bestsellers if i stay and where she went. I wasnt really sure what to expect of this sequel as if im honest i was a little. Meanwhile each of the zeroes also has their own issues to deal with.
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