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Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Simon Pulse, 2017Edition: First Simon Pulse hardcover editionDescription: 327 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781481489225
- 1481489224
- Pollution -- Juvenile fiction
- Virus diseases -- Juvenile fiction
- Survival -- Juvenile fiction
- Pollution -- Teen fiction
- Virus diseases -- Teen fiction
- Survival -- Teen fiction
- Pollution -- Fiction
- Virus diseases -- Fiction
- Survival -- Fiction
- Science fiction
- Taipei (Taiwan) -- Juvenile fiction
- Taiwan -- Juvenile fiction
- Taipei (Taiwan) -- Teen fiction
- Taiwan -- Teen fiction
- Taipei (Taiwan) -- Fiction
- Taiwan -- Fiction
- Taiwan
- Taiwan -- Taipei
- Taipei (Taiwan) -- Fiction
- Taiwan -- Fiction
- [Fic] 23
- PZ7.P77215 Wan 2017
Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Standard Loan | Coeur d'Alene Library Young Adult Fiction | Coeur d'Alene Library | Book | YA PON WANT BK.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 50610021421693 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Fresh, compelling--and timely." --Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Carve the Mark and the Divergent series
"Vividly conjured...positively chilling." -- The New York Times
"Spectacular." -- Buzzfeed
Set in a near-future Taipei plagued by pollution, a group of teens risk everything to save their city in this thrilling novel from critically acclaimed author Cindy Pon.
Jason Zhou survives in a divided society where the elite use their wealth to buy longer lives. The rich wear special suits, protecting them from the pollution and viruses that plague the city, while those without suffer illness and early deaths. Frustrated by his city's corruption and still grieving the loss of his mother who died as a result of it, Zhou is determined to change things, no matter the cost.
With the help of his friends, Zhou infiltrates the lives of the wealthy in hopes of destroying the international Jin Corporation from within. Jin Corp not only manufactures the special suits the rich rely on, but they may also be manufacturing the pollution that makes them necessary.
Yet the deeper Zhou delves into this new world of excess and wealth, the more muddled his plans become. And against his better judgment, Zhou finds himself falling for Daiyu, the daughter of Jin Corp's CEO. Can Zhou save his city without compromising who he is, or destroying his own heart?
Jason Zhou is trying to survive in Taipei, a city plagued by pollution and viruses, but when he discovers the elite are using their wealth to evade the deadly effects, he knows he must do whatever is necessary to fight the corruption and save his city.
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Publishers Weekly Review
In this SF thriller, adapted from a short story that appeared in the 2011 anthology Diverse Energies, teens struggle to survive in a pollution-choked Taipei, where the wealthy live in expensive environmental suits and everyone else risks sickness and early death. Jason Zhou, one of the have-nots, joins a group determined to infiltrate the rich and powerful in order to undermine Jin Corp and its monopoly on the protective suits. In Jason's undercover role, he grows close to his target, Jin Corp heiress Daiyu, but must avoid being seduced by power and privilege. But there's no time to waste with a deadly flu sweeping through the city. Pon's (Serpentine) dystopian setting is chilling but familiar-it's a standard class warfare scenario-as is the omnipresent, corrupt Jin corporation and the romance that brews between resourceful Jason and privileged-yet-rebellious Daiyu. The strength of Pon's story lies in the way it immerses readers in its gritty Taiwanese setting, and the emotional and cultural conflicts that arise as a result of this perspective. Ages 14-up. Agent: Bill Contardi, Brandt & Hochman. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.School Library Journal Review
Gr 9 Up-Jason Zhou lives in Taipei. In his futuristic world, the environment has reached rock bottom and the elite (Yous) live in special, regulated spaces and in Jin Corporation suits with filtered air. The Meis, or middle and lower classes, can't afford these luxuries. As a consequence, they are often ill and live short lives. When the leader of Jason's secret activist group is killed, they suspect the leader of Jin Corp is behind it. Jason must go undercover as one of the Yous that he despises. His mission is to befriend and extract information from Jin's daughter, Daiyu. But is he in for more than he bargained for? Narrator Roger Yeh's unique narrative style brings to life each character's layered personality and the developing romance. Yeh's easy navigation of the important social issues and futuristic world elements adds depth and believability to the story. VERDICT Fans of Divergent and The Hunger Games will enjoy listening to this book. A powerful addition to any dystopian thriller collection.-Jessica Moody, Olympus Junior High, Holladay, UT © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Booklist Review
Jason Zhou lives in a near-future Taipei where the super-rich yous wear suits that protect them from the deadly pollution, while the meis struggle and die young. But Jason and a group of bright and clever friends are determined to change things, and to do that they need money. So Jason kidnaps a wealthy you girl; the ransom lets them put into motion a plan to destroy the powerful Jin Corporation that makes the suits and perhaps manufactures some of the deadly poisons that ensure their necessity. Jason, who must assume a you identity to get close to Jin Corp, is successful thanks to the escalating relationship between him and Mr. Jin's daughter, Daiyu. Unfortunately, she's the girl he kidnapped, and he must hope the memory-wiping he administered will hold. Pon excels as this society's architect, constructing sights, sounds, and smells that make this Taipei come alive. Her characters are layered, too, and though some predictability shoots through the plot, the action, attraction, and high stakes will keep readers satisfied.--Cooper, Ilene Copyright 2017 BooklistHorn Book Review
In a future Taipei, those with money, the "you" (defined as "to have"), wear environmental suits manufactured by Jin Corporation to protect them from deadly air pollution; the "mei" ("without") suffer short lives in abject poverty. A group of idealistic mei teens, including protagonist Jason Zhou, infiltrate the you to destroy Jin Corp and the stratified society from within. Searing cultural critique meets unique sci-fi thriller. (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Kirkus Book Review
In a future Taiwan, street kid Jason Zhou disguises himself as one of the wealthy elite in order to take down a murdering CEO.Jason's been alone since his mother died of pneumonia when he was 13, just another casualty of the disease-ridden streets of polluted future Taipei. He's been poor his whole life, but now Jason's living in luxury and wearing something only the ultrarich can afford: a Jin Corp suit and helmet, designed to keep Taiwan's polluted air from touching his lungs. Among the Taipei glitterati, Jason's success rides on his successfully pulling off a disguise as a rich American new to Taiwan. Taiwan-born Jason and his international crew of friends believe the head of Jin Corpand inventor of the suitshas been murdering anyone who agitates for cleaner air. The only way Jason can find the information they need is to pose as a high-rolling playboy romancing Jin's daughter, so Jason kidnaps a rich girl so they can use the ransom to finance his wealthy disguise. It's just bad luck that he's kidnapped Jin's daughter. A few seams show from the adaptation of "Blue Skies," Pon's short story from the anthology Diverse Energies (2012), fleshed out here into action occasionally overwhelmed by romance. Overall, though, the effect is successful. An exciting, socially conscious futuristic thriller. (Science fiction. 13-16) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.Author notes provided by Syndetics
Cindy Pon is the author of Silver Phoenix , which was named one of the Top Ten Fantasy and Science Fiction Books for Youth by Booklist , and one of 2009's Best Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror by VOYA . Serpentine and Sacrifice were both Junior Library Guild selections and received starred reviews from School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews , respectively. She also wrote Want , which is a Freeman Book Award Honorable Mention and Ruse . She is the cofounder of Diversity in YA with Malinda Lo and on the advisory board of We Need Diverse Books. Cindy is also a Chinese brush painting student of over a decade. Learn more about her books and art at CindyPon.com.There are no comments on this title.