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Half Life

Lillian Clark

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English
Random House USA Children's Books
09 June 2020
An overachiever enrolls in an experimental clone study to prove that two (of her own) heads are better than one in this fast-paced, near-future adventure that's Black Mirror meets Becky Albertalli.

There aren't enough hours in the day for Lucille--perfectionist, overachiever--to do everything she has to do, and there certainly aren't enough hours to hang out with friends, fall in love, get in trouble--all the teenage things she knows she should want to be doing instead of preparing for a flawless future. So when she sees an ad for Life2- Do more. Be more, she's intrigued.

The company is looking for beta testers to enroll in an experimental clone program, and in the aftermath of a series of disappointments, Lucille is feeling reckless enough to jump in. At first, it's perfect- her clone, Lucy, is exactly what she needed to make her life manageable and have time for a social life. But it doesn't take long for Lucy to become more Lucy and less Lucille, and Lucille is forced to stop looking at Lucy as a reflection and start seeing her as a window--a glimpse at someone else living her own life, but better. Lucy does what she really wants to, not what she thinks she should want to, and Lucille is left wondering how much she was even a part of the perfect life she'd constructed for herself. Lucille wanted Lucy to help her relationships with everyone else, but how can she do that without first rectifying her relationship with herself?
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Imprint:   Random House USA Children's Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 139mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   435g
ISBN:   9780525580508
ISBN 10:   0525580506
Pages:   304
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Remaindered

Lillian Clark is also the author of Immoral Code. A graduate of the University of Wyoming, she grew up riding horses, climbing trees, hiking, and going on grand imaginary adventures in the small-town West. She's worked as a lifeguard, a camp counselor, and a Zamboni driver, but found her eternal love working as a bookseller at an independent bookstore in what was once a brothel in historic downtown Laramie, Wyoming. Now living with her husband, son, and two giant dogs in the Teton Valley of Idaho, she spends her snowy winters and sunny summers reading almost anything and writing books for teens. Learn more about Lillian online at LillianJClark.com and on Twitter at @LillianJClark.

Reviews for Half Life

Like a PG-13 mash-up of Booksmart and Black Mirror, Clark's (Immoral Code, 2019) sophomore novel delivers both twisty sf suspense and a highly relatable account of the search for self-determination and self-worth. -Booklist A hopeful, sensational take on the clone morality tale told in an adept, amusing voice. -Kirkus Reviews Teens questioning their own self-worth will be drawn to this novel.... Near-future enough to appeal to sci-fi fans as well as general audiences -School and Library Journal


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