Beware the night / Jessika Fleck.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : Square Fish/Swoon Reads, 2020; �2019Edition: 1st Square Fish edDescription: 309 p. ; 21 cmISBN: 9781250233332Subject(s): Sacrifice -- Juvenile fiction | Government, Resistance to -- Juvenile fiction | Betrayal -- Juvenile fiction | Adventure stories | Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction | Sacrifice -- Fiction | Government, Resistance to -- Fiction | Betrayal -- Fiction | Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction | Dystopias -- Fiction | FantasyGenre/Form: Dystopian fiction. | Fantasy fiction. | Action and adventure fiction. DDC classification: [Fic] Summary: "When her world divides, pitting light against dark, Veda must join a dangerous revolution to save her grandfather and fight against injustice . . . even if it costs her the boy she loves. On the island of Bellona, life is peaceful--as long as the citizens dutifully worship the Sun, which protects them from all harm. Seventeen-year-old Veda knows that keeping the Sun happy will protect her and her grandfather from the Night, the dangerous people who snatch innocent citizens from their beds under the cover of darkness, never to be seen again. As long as Veda follows the rules, she will be safe. But when Veda's grandfather is offered up as the next sacrificial offering to keep the Sun's favor, she starts to see that the safety she's been promised comes at a dangerous price. Maybe there is more to fear above than there is below. With a mysterious young man, Dorian, at her side, Veda has to figure out if the scary bedtime stories she grew up hearing are real--or dangerous lies"--Publisher.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | FIC/FLE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500060711 |
School Library Journal starred, March 2019
"When her world divides, pitting light against dark, Veda must join a dangerous revolution to save her grandfather and fight against injustice . . . even if it costs her the boy she loves. On the island of Bellona, life is peaceful--as long as the citizens dutifully worship the Sun, which protects them from all harm. Seventeen-year-old Veda knows that keeping the Sun happy will protect her and her grandfather from the Night, the dangerous people who snatch innocent citizens from their beds under the cover of darkness, never to be seen again. As long as Veda follows the rules, she will be safe. But when Veda's grandfather is offered up as the next sacrificial offering to keep the Sun's favor, she starts to see that the safety she's been promised comes at a dangerous price. Maybe there is more to fear above than there is below. With a mysterious young man, Dorian, at her side, Veda has to figure out if the scary bedtime stories she grew up hearing are real--or dangerous lies"--Publisher.
Young Adult Follett School Solutions.
There are no comments on this title.