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LUCY CHRISTOPHER'S novel STOLEN was named a Printz Honor Book by the ALA and received England's Branford Boase award and Australia's golden Inky for best debut. In a starred review, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY called it * an emotionally raw thriller...a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships. * She is also the author of FLYAWAY, a novel for younger readers. Lucy lives in Monmouth, Wales, where she is currently finishing her third book, THE KILLING WOODS, a psychological thriller for teens. Visit her website www.lucychristopher.com and follow her on Twitter @LucyCAuthor.
A Michael L. Printz Honor Book <p>ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults <p>A 2011 USBBY Outstanding International Book <p> Complicated and beautiful -- this novel left me doubting my emotions and missing a place I'd never been. -- Maggie Stiefvater <p> All the tension of lightning, all the terror of thunder. A stunning, scary, and beautiful book. -- John Marsden <p>* An emotionally raw thriller...a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review <p> Disturbing, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once. -- School Library Journal <p> A complex psychological study that is also a tribute to the hypnotic beauty of the Outback. -- Booklist <p> Taut suspense and a riveting plot in a haunting setting. -- Kirkus <p> Has a veracity and immediacy that rivets the reader to the page. Fascinating, disturbing... -- Voice of Youth Advocates <p>_____________________________________________________________________________<p> Complicated and beautiful -- this novel left me doubting my emotions and missing a place I'd never been. -- Maggie Stiefvater <p> All the tension of lightning, all the terror of thunder. A stunning, scary, and beautiful book. -- John Marsden <p> A vivid new voice for teens. -- Melvin Burgess <p>TheDailyBeast.com, 10 Hot Young Adult titles roundup, September 16, 2010 <p>BCCB, review, June 2010<p> [A]n interesting book for examining what obsessive Twilight-style approaches to love can mean in a real-life context...Readers who can't get enough of Cormier's classic After the First Death will find this induces both shivers and thought. <p>Booklist, review, March 15, 2010<p> Christopher's first novel is a complex psychological study that is also a tribute to<p>the hypnotic beauty of the outback. <p>Kirkus, review, April 15, 2010<p> From its compelling opening, the novel delivers taut suspense and a riveting plot in a haunting setting. <p>Publishers Weekly, starred review, Ap
