Glory O'Brien's History of the Future - Hardcover

King, A.S.

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9780316222723: Glory O'Brien's History of the Future

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316222720 ISBN 13: 9780316222723

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2014

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In 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.

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About the Author:

A.S. King is the author of the highly acclaimed Reality Boy; Ask the Passengers, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner; Everybody Sees the Ants; and the Edgar Award nominated, Michael L. Printz Honor book Please Ignore Vera Dietz. She is also the author of The Dust of 100 Dogs, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. When asked about her writing, King says, "Some people don't know if my characters are crazy or if they are experiencing something magical. I think that's an accurate description of how I feel every day." She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and children.

Review:

"Wickedly clever...a genre-busting battlefield of a book."―Bestselling author Rick Yancey for The New York Times

* "This beautifully strange, entirely memorable book will stay with readers."―School Library Journal, starred review

*"Not only thoroughly original but also uniquely compelling and deeply memorable."―Horn Book, starred review

* "A novel full of provocative ideas and sharply observed thoughts about the pressures society places on teenagers, especially girls."―Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "An indictment of our times with a soup�on of magical realism.... Will inspire a new wave of activists."―Kirkus Reviews, starred review

* "King performs an impressive balancing act here, juggling the magic realism of Glory's visions with her starkly realistic struggle.... [A] powerful, moving, and compellingly complex coming-of-age story."―Booklist, starred review

* "King continues to be one of the most original (yet accessible) YA writers today, and the magical realism element accentuates the humanity of the narrative."―The Bulletin, starred review

"This book reminds you to get scared. It reminds you that battles fought aren't always won, that history repeats itself, that what we take for granted can easily be dismantled."―"Birthday by Birthday, a Starter Library for Young Feminists" --BNTeenblog

"You won't be able to put down this futuristic story about a girl who starts having visions of both the past and the future-in which she sees an end to women's rights and a civil war between sexes."―Teen Vogue

"The characters will stay with readers long after they finish the novel....Highly recommended."―VOYA

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