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- NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Co-founder of the Women's March Paola Mendoza and award-winning writer Abby Sher's timely, haunting near-future dystopian where a young girl and her brother must escape a xenophobic government to find sanctuary.
- 12 Years
- 8.2" x 5.4" Paperback
- 320 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes
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About the Book
In 2032 America, all citizens are chipped and everyone is tracked. It is almost impossible to survive as an undocumented immigrant, but that is exactly what Vali is doing. She and her family have carved out a stable, happy life in small-town Vermont. When Vali's mother's counterfeit chip starts malfunctioning and the Deportation Forces raid their town, they are forced to flee. On the run, Vali and her family are desperately trying to make it to her Tâia Luna's in California, a sanctuary state that is currently being walled off from the rest of the country. When Vali's mother is detained, Vali must carry on with her younger brother across the country to make it to safety before it is too late. - Back coverBook Synopsis
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Co-founder of the Women's March Paola Mendoza and award-winning writer Abby Sher's timely, haunting near-future dystopian where a young girl and her brother must escape a xenophobic government to find sanctuary. It's 2032, and in this near-future America, all citizens are chipped and everyone is tracked--from buses to grocery stores. It's almost impossible to survive as an undocumented immigrant, but that's exactly what sixteen-year-old Vali is doing. She and her family have carved out a stable, happy life in small-town Vermont, but when Vali's mother's counterfeit chip starts malfunctioning and the Deportation Forces raid their town, they are forced to flee. Now on the run, Vali and her family are desperately trying to make it to her tía Luna's in California, a sanctuary state that is currently being walled off from the rest of the country. But when Vali's mother is detained before their journey even really begins, Vali must carry on with her younger brother across the country to make it to safety before it's too late. Gripping and urgent, co-authors Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher have crafted a narrative that is as haunting as it is hopeful in envisioning a future where everyone can find sanctuary. And don't miss the sequel, Solis, available now!Review Quotes
Praise for Sanctuary USA TODAY Bestseller!
A 2022 Garden State Teen Book Award Nominee (NJ)
A 2021-2022 Green Mountain Book Award Nominee (VT)
A 2021 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
A 2021 YALSA Best Fiction Book For Young Adults
A 2020 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A 2020 Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Teen Vogue Book Club Pick "Mendoza and Sher's descriptions of emotional trauma are heart-wrenchingly raw. (When she was 3, Mendoza herself emigrated from Colombia to America with her mother and younger brother.) A story of survival and hope, Sanctuary is a gripping work of fiction, with a message about xenophobia that's rooted in a scarily real world." --New York Times
"Like classic dystopian novels 1984 and Fahrenheit 451... Sanctuary feels all too real in today's oddly apocalyptic world." --Teen Vogue ★ "This searing near-future dystopian novel . . . [uses] a speculative lens to lay bare the trauma and anguish that migrants to the U.S. can experience as well as the human capacity for survival. Though the novel's unflinching honesty and real-world parallels deliver uncomfortable truths, its propulsive narrative and its message of hope and resilience will carry readers through." --Publisher Weekly, starred review ★ "In their portrayal of Vali's family's quest for safety, the authors beautifully mirror the treacherous, painful, and terrifying treks involving natural and human threats that migrants to the U.S. undertake as they traverse continents and oceans...Wrenching and unmissable." --Kirkus, starred review ★ "[This] stunning work of YA dystopian fiction . . . is a triumph in its genre and so politically astute that it sears." --School Library Journal, starred review
"This fast-paced drama depicts the trauma of Vali's journey in an unflinching, heart-wrenching way that can feel all too real and timely." --The Horn Book "The all-too-possible future in this suspenseful dystopian novel amplifies the undocumented immigrant experience in the U.S." --Booklist
About the Author
Paola Mendoza is an author, film director, activist, and artist working at the leading edge of human rights. A co-founder of the Women's March, she served as its artistic director. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Huffington Post, Glamour, Elle and InStyle. Paola is a co-founder of The Resistance Revival Chorus, The Soze Agency and The Meteor. Abby Sher is an award-winning writer and performer. She is the author of Miss You Love You Hate You Bye, All the Ways the World Can End, Breaking Free, Amen, Amen, Amen: Memoir of a Girl Who Couldn't Stop Praying, and Kissing Snowflakes. One of her essays was included in the first season of Amazon TV's Modern Love. Abby has written and performed for the Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade, HBO, and NPR.Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 12 Years
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Sub-Genre: Social Themes
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Theme: Emigration & Immigration
Format: Paperback
Author: Paola Mendoza & Abby Sher
Language: English
Street Date: August 31, 2021
TCIN: 82648057
UPC: 9781984815736
Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-2314
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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