The Young World by Chris Weitz audiobook

The Young World

By Chris Weitz
Read by José Julian and Spencer Locke

Hachette Book Group 9780316226295

The Young World Trilogy: Book 1

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • 1 Format: Library CD

  • ISBN: 9781478901754

Runtime: 8.53 Hours
Category: Fiction/Science Fiction
Audience: Children (8–12)
Language: English
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Summary

Summary

Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award

An August 2014 Amazon Best Book of the Month for Teens

Only teens have survived a mysterious catastrophe in the first YA novel from acclaimed film producer, director, and screenwriter Chris Weitz

Welcome to New York, a city ruled by teens.

After a mysterious sickness wipes out the rest of the population, the young survivors assemble into tightly run tribes. Jefferson, the reluctant leader of the Washington Square tribe, and Donna, the girl he's secretly in love with, have carved out a precarious existence among the chaos. But when another tribe member discovers a clue that may hold the cure to the sickness, five teens set out on a life-altering road trip to save humankind.

The tribe exchanges gunfire with enemy gangs, escapes cults and militias, braves the wilds of the subway and Central Park … and discovers truths they could never have imagined.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Weitz is a successful screenwriter because he is a fine—at times terrific—storyteller. Dystopian fantasies depend on details, and here they are often unforgettably right.” —New York Times Book Review
“Chris Weitz, the author of this book, is a screenwriter and director, perhaps contributing reasons to this post-apocalyptic thriller’s cinematic feel…An exciting series well worth a place on your reading calendar.” —Barnes&Noble.com, editorial review
“Screenwriter/director Weitz kicks off a post-apocalyptic trilogy with a riveting adventure in which teenagers—the only ones immune to a fatal plague known as the Sickness—have inherited the Earth and are fighting over the remnants of New York City…Weitz offers a satisfying YA interpretation of the Greek classic Anabasis, brimming with grisly encounters and gallows humor. He also finds room to touch upon issues of race, class, commercialism, and sexuality in nuanced moments that are sharply juxtaposed with the near-constant dangers and seeming hopelessness of the larger picture.” —Publishers Weekly
“The context of a broken NYC is so compelling that readers will find it hard to put this book down.” —School Library Journal
“Telling his story in the alternating voices of Jeff and Donna, noted film director Weitz, in his first YA novel, has done a good job of meticulously building his postapocalyptic world.” —Booklist
“A twisted Neverland where you don’t get older, you just die…A post-apocalyptic teen novel that’s far from just another post-apocalyptic teen novel.” —Kirkus Reviews
“The Young World is captivating with its constant action that will draw readers in and keep them enthralled until the very end. This intriguing debut includes realistic characters and a plot that hits close to home. It is similar to the Gone series by Michael Grant due to the teens’ responsibilities. Teen readers will enjoy this dystopian futuristic book.” —VOYA

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Author

Author Bio: Chris Weitz

Author Bio: Chris Weitz

Chris Weitz is an American writer and award-winning movie producer. He is best known as the director of Twilight: New Moon, A Better Life, About a Boy, American Pie, and The Golden Compass. The Young World is his first novel.

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Details

Details

Available Formats : Library CD
Category: Fiction/Science Fiction
Runtime: 8.53
Audience: Children (8–12)
Language: English

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