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Glory O'Brien's History of the Future (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780316222730)
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xIn this masterpiece about freedom, feminism, and destiny, Printz Honor author A.S. King tells the epic story of a girl coping with devastating loss at long last--a girl who has no idea that the future needs her, and that the present needs her even more.
Graduating from high school is a time of limitless possibilities--but not for Glory, who has no plan for what's next. Her mother committed suicide when Glory was only four years old, and she's never stopped wondering if she will eventually go the same way...until a transformative night when she begins to experience an astonishing new power to see a person's infinite past and future. From ancient ancestors to many generations forward, Glory is bombarded with visions--and what she sees ahead of her is terrifying: A tyrannical new leader raises an army. Women's rights disappear. A violent second civil war breaks out. And young girls vanish daily, sold off or interned in camps. Glory makes it her mission to record everything she sees, hoping her notes will somehow make a difference. She may not see a future for herself, but she'll do anything to make sure this one doesn't come to pass.
Author: A. S. King
ISBN-10: 0316222739
ISBN-13: 9780316222730
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 06/02/2015
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.40w x 0.90d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 171046 / Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
Graduating from high school is a time of limitless possibilities--but not for Glory, who has no plan for what's next. Her mother committed suicide when Glory was only four years old, and she's never stopped wondering if she will eventually go the same way...until a transformative night when she begins to experience an astonishing new power to see a person's infinite past and future. From ancient ancestors to many generations forward, Glory is bombarded with visions--and what she sees ahead of her is terrifying: A tyrannical new leader raises an army. Women's rights disappear. A violent second civil war breaks out. And young girls vanish daily, sold off or interned in camps. Glory makes it her mission to record everything she sees, hoping her notes will somehow make a difference. She may not see a future for herself, but she'll do anything to make sure this one doesn't come to pass.
Author: A. S. King
ISBN-10: 0316222739
ISBN-13: 9780316222730
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 06/02/2015
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.40w x 0.90d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 171046 / Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
By A. S. King
xA.S. King has been called "One of the best Y.A. writers working today" by the New York Times Book Review and a recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults. King is the author of novels including the 2020 Michael L. Printz Award-winning Dig., Glory O'Brien's History of the Future, the 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner Ask the Passengers, and 2011 Printz Honor Book Please Ignore Vera Dietz, among others. Her most recent release, Switch, has been called "a work of literary genius" by Booklist. She is a faculty member at Vermont College of Fine Arts and spends many months of the year traveling the country speaking to high school students about trauma, emotions, and red velvet cake. After many years living self-sufficiently and teaching literacy to adults in Ireland, she now lives in Pennsylvania. Find more at www.as-king.com.
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