I Become Shadow - Hardcover

Shine, Joe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1616953586 ISBN 13: 9781616953584

Publisher: Soho Teen, 2014

Synopsis

This debut thriller combines a pulse-pounding thriller (like False Memory orStarters) with a new adult coming-of-age story set at Texas A&M University.

When Ren Sharpe was fourteen, she was kidnapped by a shadowy organization called FATE and trained to be a human weapon.

Now, four years later, she receives her assignment: protect Gareth Young at all costs. Currently a student at Texas A&M, Gareth will someday change the world. FATE calls people like Gareth “FIPs”—future important people—and they’re everywhere, each with a FATE-trained shadow.

But when disaster strikes, Ren will have to turn on her maker. Together with Junie, a fellow abductee and the one person she trusts, Ren takes Gareth on the run.

Because whatever else happens, failure is not an option.

About this title

Review:

Praise for "I Become Shadow"

"A fast, funny, sharp debut."
--Kiersten White, "New York Times "best selling author of "Paranormalcy"

"In his debut, Shine delivers a thrilling plot and a headstrong heroine on par with Katniss Everdeen and Tris Prior."
"--Kirkus Reviews"

"Brimming with wisecracks and jokes, which turn an interesting concept into a very light read... plenty of excitement and humor."
"--School Library Journal"

Praise for "I Become Shadow"

"The greatest strength is Ren's jokey, snark-a-minute narration; that alone puts it in the same ballpark as Michelle Gagnon's "Persefone" trilogy or Anthony Horowitz's "Alex Rider" thrillers."
"--VOYA"

"A fast, funny, sharp debut."
--Kiersten White, "New York Times "best selling author of "Paranormalcy"

"With a love triangle, vivid training sessions, and ample action, Shine's debut introduces a new kick-butt, funny heroine who could hold her own in a ring full of tough, independent girls like Katniss Everdeen, Tris Prior, and Lela Santos."
"--Booklist
"
"In his debut, Shine delivers a thrilling plot and a headstrong heroine on par with Katniss Everdeen and Tris Prior."
"--Kirkus Reviews"

"Brimming with wisecracks and jokes, which turn an interesting concept into a very light read... plenty of excitement and humor."
"--School Library Journal"
"From the Hardcover edition."

Praise for "I Become Shadow"
"The greatest strength is Ren's jokey, snark-a-minute narration; that alone puts it in the same ballpark as Michelle Gagnon's "Persefone" trilogy or Anthony Horowitz's "Alex Rider" thrillers."
"--VOYA"
"A fast, funny, sharp debut."
--Kiersten White, "New York Times "best selling author of "Paranormalcy"
"With a love triangle, vivid training sessions, and ample action, Shine's debut introduces a new kick-butt, funny heroine who could hold her own in a ring full of tough, independent girls like Katniss Everdeen, Tris Prior, and Lela Santos."
"--Booklist
"
"In his debut, Shine delivers a thrilling plot and a headstrong heroine on par with Katniss Everdeen and Tris Prior."
"--Kirkus Reviews"
"Brimming with wisecracks and jokes, which turn an interesting concept into a very light read . . . plenty of excitement and humor."
"--School Library Journal"

"From the Hardcover edition."

Praise for "I Become Shadow"
The greatest strength is Ren s jokey, snark-a-minute narration; that alone puts it in the same ballpark as Michelle Gagnon s "Persefone" trilogy or Anthony Horowitz s "Alex Rider" thrillers.
" VOYA"
"A fast, funny, sharp debut."
Kiersten White, "New York Times"best selling author of "Paranormalcy"
With a love triangle, vivid training sessions, and ample action, Shine s debut introduces a new kick-butt, funny heroine who could hold her own in a ring full of tough, independent girls like Katniss Everdeen, Tris Prior, and Lela Santos.
" Booklist
"
In his debut, Shine delivers a thrilling plot and a headstrong heroine on par with Katniss Everdeen and Tris Prior.
" Kirkus Reviews"
Brimming with wisecracks and jokes, which turn an interesting concept into a very light read . . . plenty of excitement and humor.
" School Library Journal"

"From the Hardcover edition.""

About the Author:

Joe Shine grew up in Austin, TX (the greatest city ever), and is a graduate of Texas A&M University. He has an MFA from the Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California, and after brief stints in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, Joe returned home to Austin (repeat: the greatest city ever). Joe has a normal human job like most everyone else but hopes to become a full-time writer one day, and this is where you, the reader, must do him a really big solid and loveI Become Shadow, his first novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Soho Teen
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1616953586
• ISBN 13: 9781616953584
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 296