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    No Safety in Numbers

    Part of No Safety In Numbers

    Author Dayna Lorentz
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    $10.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | Speak
    5.5"W x 8.2"H x 0.7"D  
    On sale Apr 04, 2013 | 288 Pages | 9780142425978
    Grade 7 & Up
    Reading Level: Lexile HL710L
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    In this “riveting” (The New York Times Book Review) young adult thriller, a bustling suburban mall becomes a terrifying prison when a biological bomb is discovered lurking in the air ducts.

    “Think of the heart-racing chase of The Hunger Games, but a giant mall is your arena.”—Seventeen

    “Foreshadowing and vivid staging build a sense of claustrophobia and desperation.”—Publishers Weekly

    They should have just stayed home.

    After a bomb is found in the air duct of a busy suburban mall, the entire complex is shut down and all those inside are quarantined. At first, there’s the novelty of being stuck in a mega mall with free food and gift certificates. But it isn’t long before supplies start dwindling and widespread panic surges through the place. Of the thousands trapped, four teens, each with his or her own story, are anxious to escape and help their loved ones survive. But it isn’t easy to stay calm when the truth is deliberately kept secret. Marco, Lexi, Ryan, and Shay are about to find out that in desperate times people can change . . . and not always for the better.
    Dayna Lorentz has an MFA in Creative Writing and Literature from Bennington College. She used to practice law, but is now a full-time writer and part-time cupcake enthusiast. Dayna is the author of the No Safety in Numbers trilogy and lives in South Burlington, Vermont with her husband, two children, and two dogs. View titles by Dayna Lorentz
    “Think of the heart-racing chase of The Hunger Games, but a giant mall is your arena.”—Seventeen

    “Foreshadowing and vivid staging build a sense of claustrophobia and desperation.”—Publishers Weekly

    “[An] engrossing . . . thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews

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    In this “riveting” (The New York Times Book Review) young adult thriller, a bustling suburban mall becomes a terrifying prison when a biological bomb is discovered lurking in the air ducts.

    “Think of the heart-racing chase of The Hunger Games, but a giant mall is your arena.”—Seventeen

    “Foreshadowing and vivid staging build a sense of claustrophobia and desperation.”—Publishers Weekly

    They should have just stayed home.

    After a bomb is found in the air duct of a busy suburban mall, the entire complex is shut down and all those inside are quarantined. At first, there’s the novelty of being stuck in a mega mall with free food and gift certificates. But it isn’t long before supplies start dwindling and widespread panic surges through the place. Of the thousands trapped, four teens, each with his or her own story, are anxious to escape and help their loved ones survive. But it isn’t easy to stay calm when the truth is deliberately kept secret. Marco, Lexi, Ryan, and Shay are about to find out that in desperate times people can change . . . and not always for the better.

    Author

    Dayna Lorentz has an MFA in Creative Writing and Literature from Bennington College. She used to practice law, but is now a full-time writer and part-time cupcake enthusiast. Dayna is the author of the No Safety in Numbers trilogy and lives in South Burlington, Vermont with her husband, two children, and two dogs. View titles by Dayna Lorentz

    Praise

    “Think of the heart-racing chase of The Hunger Games, but a giant mall is your arena.”—Seventeen

    “Foreshadowing and vivid staging build a sense of claustrophobia and desperation.”—Publishers Weekly

    “[An] engrossing . . . thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews

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