Hidden City - (Unimaginables) by J S Furlong (Paperback)
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Highlights
- "An exciting and compulsively readable work about a teen's empowerment.
- 434 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, General
- Series Name: Unimaginables
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About the Book
A page-turning, action / adventure mystery with a Jewish, math-nerd heroine. Hidden City has garnered raves from teachers & readers alike! Also available in ebook & audiobook, read by the author. Clean read. Humor included.
Book Synopsis
"An exciting and compulsively readable work about a teen's empowerment." Kirkus Reviews
"Witty, refreshing page turner!" Amber Duell, Bestselling author of Fragile Chaos
"An exciting new story world with hidden depths." Emmy winning writer, Jay Bushman
2022 16th Annual National Indie Excellence Award Finalist
2021 Reader's Choice Award Nominee
A Barnes & Noble weekly #1 Bestseller!
Teacher & reader recommended YA series! Teachers call Hidden City "Engaging," and "Delightful!" Readers say "I couldn't put it down!" Stacy is "A heroine I wish I was friends with," and the story is "A rockin' good time!" A must read for fans of Supernatural, The Queen's Gambit and old school Buffy: The Vampire Slayer.
Hidden City is addictive, modern fantasy at its most enjoyable. Thought-provoking and entertaining with a cast of diverse and honest characters who mix coming of age heart with supernatural action, Hidden City satisfies and "totally delivers!" This debut novel is a suspenseful dip into the supernatural world underlying the reality we see every day. Fresh. compelling and page turning, this book is a gem.
Summary:
Stacy Goldman is a garden-variety Jewish girl from New York. Except she's a chess champion. And she doesn't believe in anything she can't prove. Especially vampires.
When Stacy moves from NYC to Richmond, Virginia in the wake of 9/11, she enrolls in the academically aggressive St. Ignatius Prep in order to graduate early and get home to New York. At St. Ig's, she falls in with two other outsiders, Finder, the only Black girl and owner of the highest GPA in school and her white boyfriend, Tully, a vegetarian fencer and rugby star with a secret even Finder doesn't know.
After Stacy interrupts a strange attack outside a diner, Finder & Tully reveal Richmond's biggest secret - the city is home to a supernatural subculture run by a monster as old as the city itself. Ruled by logic and strategy, but having seen something she can't explain, Stacy struggles with what is real and what is not, including her own faith.
When an alleged supernatural creature comes to Stacy needing help to defend himself and his children from the city's cruel and manipulative vampire leader, she employs her undeniable chess prowess and must discover her own untapped belief in the unimaginable to save not only his life but those of herself and her friends.
Review Quotes
"An exciting and compulsively readable work about a teen's empowerment." Kirkus Reviews
"An exciting new story world with hidden depths." Jay Bushman, Emmy winning writer of the Lizzie Bennet Diaries
"Who can say no to vampires, right? Witty, enjoyable, and refreshing page-turner!" Amber Duell, Bestselling author of Fragile Chaos
"Furlong's Stacy is a smart, sassy, and strong heroine who I cheered for in this Buffy the Vampire Hunter meets The Queen's Gambit meets Anne Rice gothic." C.L. Walters, author of The Cantos Chronicles
Hidden City is an exciting, fast-paced story of a teenage girl dealing with significant life-changing events. A move to Richmond, Virginia introduces some quirky characters and a secret, dangerous world of vampires, monsters and mystery. I'm excited to learn more about Stacy's new friends, pick up new chess moves and discover more about this hidden world in book 2. Ashley Welch, Middle School Librarian