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Impersonation -- Fiction. |
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Fans of The 5th Wave will devour this heart-pounding sci-fi novel about a girl with a secret- on a near-future Earth taken over by aliens, she is the only human left alive.
"A celebration of what it means to be human." - Katharine McGee, New York Times bestselling author of The Thousandth Floor
RAISED AMONG THEM.
Li has a father and a sister who love her. A best friend, Mirabae, to share things with. She goes to school and hangs out at the beach and carefully follows the rules. She has to. Everyone she knows--her family, her teachers, her friends--is an alien. And she is the only human left on Earth.
A SECRET THAT COULD END HER LIFE.
The Abdoloreans hijacked the planet sixteen years ago, destroying all human life. Li's human-sympathizer father took her in as a baby and has trained her to pass as one of them. The Abdoloreans appear human. But they don't think with human minds or feel with human hearts. And they have special abilities no human could ever have.
FIT IN OR DIE.
When Li meets Ryn, she's swept up in a relationship that could have disastrous consequences. How far will Li go to stay alive? Will she save herself--and in turn, the human race--or will she be the final witness to humanity's destruction?
Author Notes
ALEXANDRA BLOGIER was raised in Boston and on the beaches of Cape Cod. She earned a degree in history from the University of Maryland and now lives and works in Brooklyn. The Last Girl on Earth is her first novel. Follow @alxandrablogier on Twitter and @alexandrablogier on Instagram.
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School Library Journal Review
Gr 7 Up-Li is the titular last girl on Earth, a human raised by one of the aliens that slaughtered all (other) humans and took over the planet for themselves. Trained by her adoptive father to impersonate an alien Abdolorean for all her life, Li is preparing to pass the trials that could get her an officer's posting offworld. Enter Ryn, cute boy and instant love interest, and suddenly Li is ready to do things that could expose her true origins. The story has an interesting premise, but the clichéd characters and predictable plot detract from the overall tale, with too many questions just left unanswered (Why gills? for instance). Accomplished voice actress Kim Mai Guest provides an engaging and straightforward narration. VERDICT -Romance fans should enjoy this lightly sci-fi tale.-Denise -Garofalo, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.