Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
308 pages ; 22 cm |
Summary |
"In this young adult novel, a teenage girl sets out by foot to find her autistic brother in the aftermath of a catastrophic power outage"-- Provided by publisher. |
Audience |
Ages 12-18. Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers. |
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Grades 10-12. Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers. |
Summary |
The blackout has been going on for three weeks, but to Alex it feels like a year. Her brother, who has autism, was removed from the house, something Alex blames herself for. So when her best friend, Anthony, asks her to trek to another town to figure out the truth about the blackout, Alex says yes. On a journey that ultimately takes all day and night, Alex's relationships with Anthony, her brother, and herself will transform in ways that change them all forever. -- adapted from jacket |
Subject |
Electric power failures -- Fiction.
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Autism -- Juvenile fiction.
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Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.
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Young adult fiction.
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Autism. (OCoLC)fst00822484
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Brothers and sisters. (OCoLC)fst00839671
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Genre/Form |
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Novels.
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ISBN |
9780374309329 (hardcover) |
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0374309329 (hardcover) |
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