“Dangerously addictive, breathtakingly beautiful, terminally awesome.” Lauren Myracle, New York Times bestselling author
Description
In a small hospital town, a trio of teens rebel against their fatal diagnosis of XP, an allergy to sunlight, with late night Parkour, an extreme sport of daredevil risks. On a random summer night, while scaling a building like any other, the three happen to peer into an empty apartment and glimpse an older man with what looks like a dead girl. A game of cat-and-mouse ensues that escalates through the underground world of hospital confinement, off-the-grid sports, and forbidden love. Allie, who can never see the light of day, discovers she’s the lone key to stopping a human monster.
Praise
“Dangerously addictive, breathtakingly beautiful, terminally awesome.” Lauren Myracle, New York Times bestselling author
“What We Saw at Night is an engaging blend of real-world drama involving a life-and-death illness and a whodunit thriller. Imagine John Green’s recent The Fault in Our Stars in a mash-up with a Nancy Drew mystery. Plus some roof jumping and wall scaling.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“A contemporary thriller whose tension and excitement are tempered by coincidences, near misses, and credulity-stretching assumptions.” Publishers Weekly
“What We Saw at Night combines exhilaration, fatalism, and mystery in a gripping novel.” BookPage
“The fast pace is set from the beginning with Juliet’s dazzling jump across the buildings…Recommended for readers who enjoy a unique twist on realistic fiction.” VOYA
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Dec 31, 2012 |
| Release Date | January 1, 2013 |
| Number in Series | 1 |
| Series Display String | The What We Saw at Night Series |
| Release Date Machine | 1356998400 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Teen & Young Adult, Politics, Society & Current Events, Literature & Fiction, Children/YA, YA, Fiction - All, Fiction - Child |
Author Bio
Jacquelyn Mitchard’s first novel, The Deep End of the Ocean, launched Oprah’s Book Club and became an international bestseller, hitting #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. Her other works, including The Most Wanted, Twelve Times Blessed, The Breakdown Lane, and Cage of Stars have also been well received. Mitchard has appeared on the Today show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, MSNBC, and numerous other local and national television and radio programs. She was a contributing editor for Parenting magazine and wrote a weekly syndicated column until 2007 which appeared in more than one hundred newspapers across the country. Her articles have appeared in Newsweek, Life, Reader’s Digest, TV Guide, Ladies’ Home Journal, and many other publications. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and nine children.
Narrator Bio
Rebecca Gibel is an award-winning stage, television, and voice actress. The narrator of over fifty audiobooks, Rebecca is facile in a wide variety of genres. Rebecca has worked across the country at theaters such as Trinity Rep, Cleveland Play House, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Intiman Theatre, and the Arden Theatre Company. She holds a BA from the College of William & Mary and an MFA in acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep.
Overview
In a small hospital town, a trio of teens rebel against their fatal diagnosis of XP, an allergy to sunlight, with late night Parkour, an extreme sport of daredevil risks. On a random summer night, while scaling a building like any other, the three happen to peer into an empty apartment and glimpse an older man with what looks like a dead girl. A game of cat-and-mouse ensues that escalates through the underground world of hospital confinement, off-the-grid sports, and forbidden love. Allie, who can never see the light of day, discovers she’s the lone key to stopping a human monster.
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