On a Clear Day
Author: Myers, Walter Dean
ISBN: 9780385387569
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 13 Oct 2015
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback / softback
B>I>New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers meets Orwell in an edgy coming-of-age novel set in 2035 as teens, armed only with their ideals, must wage war on the power elite./I>/B>BR>BR>b>"Visionary. This book should be in every reader's hands." -JACQUELINE WOODSON, National Book Award-winning author of i>Brown Girl Dreaming/i>/b>br>br> b>Young heroes decide that they are not too young or too powerless to change their world in this gripping, futuristic young adult novel by the i>New York Times/i> bestselling author of the Printz Award-winning i>Monster/i>./b> br> br> It is 2035. Teens, armed only with their ideals, must wage war on the power elite. br> br> Dahlia is a Low Gater- a sheep in a storm, struggling to survive completely on her own. The Gaters live in closed safe communities, protected from the Sturmers, mercenary thugs. And the C-8, a consortium of giant companies, control global access to finance, media, food, water, and energy resources-and they are only getting bigger and even more cutthroat. Dahlia, a computer whiz, joins forces with an ex-rocker, an ex-con, a chess prodigy, an ex-athlete, and a soldier wannabe. Their goal- to sabotage the C-8. But how will Sayeed, warlord and terrorist, fit into the equation?br> br> b>AWARDS FOR WALTER DEAN MYERS-/b>br> i>New York Times/i> Bestselling Authorbr> 3-Time National Book Award Finalistbr> Michael L. Printz Awardbr> 5 Coretta Scott King Awardsbr> 2 Newbery Honorsbr> National Ambassador for Young People's Literature (2012-2013)br> Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievementbr> Children's Literature Legacy Awardbr>br> b>Praise for ON A CLEAR DAY-br>/b>br> "Walter Dean Myers was such a visionary.On a Clear Day is at once historical and futuristic, thoughtful and thought-provoking. It should be in every reader's hands. It's a book for anyone who has ever given thought to our own future and the futures of those coming behind us. Stunning." -b>JACQUELINE WOODSON/b>, National Book Award-winning author of i>Brown Girl Dreaming/i>br>br> *"A clarion call from a beloved, much-missed master." -b>i>Kirkus Reviews/i>, Starred/b>br>br> "In his last book, Myers has turned his thoughtful attention to matters of pressing global importance and issued an implicit challenge to his teen readers to become involved and make a difference. It makes for a stirring valedictory." -i>Booklist/i>br>br> "Published posthumously, this is an angry story, demonstrating again Myers's acute social conscience." -i>Horn Book/i>br>br> "Worth serious YA consideration." -The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
ISBN: 9780385387569
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 13 Oct 2015
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback / softback
B>I>New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers meets Orwell in an edgy coming-of-age novel set in 2035 as teens, armed only with their ideals, must wage war on the power elite./I>/B>BR>BR>b>"Visionary. This book should be in every reader's hands." -JACQUELINE WOODSON, National Book Award-winning author of i>Brown Girl Dreaming/i>/b>br>br> b>Young heroes decide that they are not too young or too powerless to change their world in this gripping, futuristic young adult novel by the i>New York Times/i> bestselling author of the Printz Award-winning i>Monster/i>./b> br> br> It is 2035. Teens, armed only with their ideals, must wage war on the power elite. br> br> Dahlia is a Low Gater- a sheep in a storm, struggling to survive completely on her own. The Gaters live in closed safe communities, protected from the Sturmers, mercenary thugs. And the C-8, a consortium of giant companies, control global access to finance, media, food, water, and energy resources-and they are only getting bigger and even more cutthroat. Dahlia, a computer whiz, joins forces with an ex-rocker, an ex-con, a chess prodigy, an ex-athlete, and a soldier wannabe. Their goal- to sabotage the C-8. But how will Sayeed, warlord and terrorist, fit into the equation?br> br> b>AWARDS FOR WALTER DEAN MYERS-/b>br> i>New York Times/i> Bestselling Authorbr> 3-Time National Book Award Finalistbr> Michael L. Printz Awardbr> 5 Coretta Scott King Awardsbr> 2 Newbery Honorsbr> National Ambassador for Young People's Literature (2012-2013)br> Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievementbr> Children's Literature Legacy Awardbr>br> b>Praise for ON A CLEAR DAY-br>/b>br> "Walter Dean Myers was such a visionary.On a Clear Day is at once historical and futuristic, thoughtful and thought-provoking. It should be in every reader's hands. It's a book for anyone who has ever given thought to our own future and the futures of those coming behind us. Stunning." -b>JACQUELINE WOODSON/b>, National Book Award-winning author of i>Brown Girl Dreaming/i>br>br> *"A clarion call from a beloved, much-missed master." -b>i>Kirkus Reviews/i>, Starred/b>br>br> "In his last book, Myers has turned his thoughtful attention to matters of pressing global importance and issued an implicit challenge to his teen readers to become involved and make a difference. It makes for a stirring valedictory." -i>Booklist/i>br>br> "Published posthumously, this is an angry story, demonstrating again Myers's acute social conscience." -i>Horn Book/i>br>br> "Worth serious YA consideration." -The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
