Monument 14

Laybourne, Emmy

ISBN 10: 1627656197 ISBN 13: 9781627656191

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 2013

"Your mother hollers that you're going to miss the bus. She can see it coming down the street. You don't stop and hug her and tell her you love her. You don't thank her for being a good, kind, patient mother. Of course not--you launch yourself down the stairs and make a run for the corner."
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"""Only, if it's the last time you'll ever see your mother, you sort of start to wish you'd stopped and did those things. Maybe even missed the bus."
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"""But the bus was barreling down our street, so I ran."
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""Fourteen kids. One superstore. A million things that go wrong.

In Emmy Laybourne's action-packed debut novel "Monument 14," six high school kids (some popular, some not), two eighth graders (one a tech genius), and six little kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves inside. While outside, a series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a chemical weapons spill, seems to be tearing the world--as they know it--apart.

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Review

""Monument 14" is raw, honest, gritty, and full of emotionally taut storytelling. Laybourne dares you to look away, but you won't be able to. I had to hug so many kittens after reading it that the pet store asked me not to come back." --Lish McBride, author of "Hold Me Closer, Necromancer"

"Laybourne's strong characterizations of the resourceful, optimistic children who make up this improvised family intensify the horror of the situation and make the almost cartoonish series of catastrophes frighteningly real." --"The New York Times Book Review"

* "Laybourne's debut ably turns what could have been yet another postapocalyptic YA novel into a tense, claustrophobic, and fast-paced thriller." --"Publishers Weekly", starred review

"An unforgettable opener . . . a realistic, multicharacter survival story . . . the ending is a real thriller." --"Booklist"

"[A] fast-paced teen dystopian novel . . . gradually unfolds to become intriguing beyond the survival elements, as the characters must deal with choices about leadership, bullying, sex, and living with the temptations of alcohol and pharmaceuticals." --"The Horn Book"

"A combination survival and apocalyptic story." --"VOYA"

"Readers will eagerly await the second volume."" --Kirkus Reviews"

."..a combination survival and apocalyptic story."--"VOYA"

."..a real thriller..."--"Booklist"

."..Laybourne's debut ably turns what could have been yet another postapocalyptic YA novel into a tense, claustrophobic, and fast-paced thriller."--"Publishers Weekly", starred

."..intriguing beyond the survival elements..."--"Horn Book"

."..readers will eagerly await the second volume." "--Kirkus"

"Concise, clear, and riveting. A cliff-hanger ending leaves readers devastated but breathlessly awaiting the sequel. A stellar addition to any collection." -- "School Library Journal"

..".a combination survival and apocalyptic story."--"VOYA"

..".a real thriller..."--"Booklist"

..".Laybourne's debut ably turns what could have been yet another postapocalyptic YA novel into a tense, claustrophobic, and fast-paced thriller."--"Publishers Weekly," starred

..".intriguing beyond the survival elements..."--"Horn Book"

..".readers will eagerly await the second volume." "--Kirkus"

"Concise, clear, and riveting. A cliff-hanger ending leaves readers devastated but breathlessly awaiting the sequel. A stellar addition to any collection." -- "School Library Journal"