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Description for In Darkness
Paperback. Shorty is given a choice. But is he man enough to take it? An audacious and astounding novel that grips the heart and the imagination Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 5AN; YFB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 246. Some light shelf wear else as new.
WINNER of the 2013 Printz Award.
In darkness, I count my blessings like Manman taught me.
One: I am alive.
Two: there is no two.
In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, a boy is trapped beneath the rubble of a ruined hospital, thirsty, terrified and alone. Shorty is a child of the slums, a teenage boy who has seen enough violence to last a lifetime, and who has been inexorably drawn into the world of the gangsters who rule Site Solèy; men who dole out money with one hand and death with the other.
But Shorty has a secret: a flame of revenge that blazes inside him and a burning wish to find the twin sister he lost seven years ago . . .
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408819951
SKU
KTG0005966
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Nick Lake
Nick Lake is the editorial director for fiction at HarperCollins Children's Books and is the author of The Secret Ministry of Frost and Blood Ninja. In Darkness, set in Haiti, is Nick's first book for adults and older teen readers. He first discovered Haitian culture as part of his Master's Degree in Linguistics and has since been fascinated by it. Nick lives near Oxford. http://www.in-darkness.org/
Reviews for In Darkness
A vivid and unforgettable voice . . . incredibly moving
The Times
Unputdownable
Daily Mail
Gripping . . . beautifully subtle
New York Times
Both violent and subtle, unexpectedly reminding me of The Wire. Characters, settings, and the half-believed Haitian vodou religion are handled with patience and complexity . . . A serious, nuanced, challenging novel. Trust me, there are plenty of young readers who hunger for exactly that
Patrick Ness, Guardian
Remarkable . . . Lake's elegant, restrained prose and distinct characters will reward adults and older teenagers able to brave a story with strong language, harrowing scenes of brutality and an almost painful stab of joy at the end
Wall Street Journal
The Times
Unputdownable
Daily Mail
Gripping . . . beautifully subtle
New York Times
Both violent and subtle, unexpectedly reminding me of The Wire. Characters, settings, and the half-believed Haitian vodou religion are handled with patience and complexity . . . A serious, nuanced, challenging novel. Trust me, there are plenty of young readers who hunger for exactly that
Patrick Ness, Guardian
Remarkable . . . Lake's elegant, restrained prose and distinct characters will reward adults and older teenagers able to brave a story with strong language, harrowing scenes of brutality and an almost painful stab of joy at the end
Wall Street Journal