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Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

ISBN-101481418785

ISBN-139781481418782

eBay Product ID (ePID)211896069

Product Key Features

Book TitleWe All Looked Up

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSocial Themes / Death & Dying, School & Education, Social Themes / Dating & Sex, General, Social Themes / New Experience, Social Themes / Friendship, Science Fiction

Publication Year2016

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction

AuthorTommy Wallach

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2014-004565

ReviewsWallach has created an accessible cast of realistic teens struggling with identity, family, and loyaltyâ€¦ Fans of gritty and apocalyptic fiction won't be disappointed., Debut novelist Wallach increases the tension among characters throughout, ending in a shocking climax that resonates with religious symbolism., Wallach has created an accessible cast of realistic teens struggling with identity, family, and loyalty... Fans of gritty and apocalyptic fiction won't be disappointed., The story twists in unexpected ways, making it at times chilling but also hopeful...Wallach's debut is...a literary Breakfast Club for a modern generation, and it will surprise readers expecting another clunky dystopian novel with its solid, realistic writing., Tommy Wallach's We All Looked Up is a triumphant debut-this generation's The Stand . It is at once troubling, uplifting, scary, and heart-wrenching, and written with so much compassion for our fragile hold on the fleeting here and now. A glorious, wonderful, completely unforgettable novel., This compelling, well-written narrative, which offers sometimes raw insight into human motivation and behavior, will have readers racing to the final pages and pondering its ideas long after., It's a dark novel, particularly as things fall apart and stop working (many people abandon even important posts to be with their loved ones), but Wallach uses black humor, sharp literary references (Vonnegut gets some attention, for example), and startlingly beautiful moments of true kindness to balance the dismal aspects., Tommy Wallach's We All Looked Up is a triumphant debut--this generation's The Stand . It is at once troubling, uplifting, scary, and heart-wrenching, and written with so much compassion for our fragile hold on the fleeting here and now. A glorious, wonderful, completely unforgettable novel., *"In this stunning debut...Wallach pierces his darkness with tenderness and humor. A thought-provoking story that will bring out readers' inner philosophers."

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromNinth Grade

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

SynopsisFour high school seniors put their hopes, hearts, and humanity on the line as an asteroid hurtles toward Earth in Tommy Wallach's New York Times bestselling "stunning debut" ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review). They always say that high school is the best time of your life. Peter, the star basketball player at his school, is worried "they" might actually be right. Meanwhile Eliza can't wait to escape Seattle--and her reputation--and perfect-on-paper Anita wonders if admission to Princeton is worth the price of abandoning her real dreams. Andy, for his part, doesn't understand all the fuss about college and career--the future can wait. Or can it? Because it turns out the future is hurtling through space with the potential to wipe out life on Earth. As these four seniors--along with the rest of the planet--wait to see what damage an asteroid will cause, they must abandon all thoughts of the future and decide how they're going to spend what remains of the present.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.W158855We 2015