Girl with the Silver Hair: A coming-of-age dystopian thriller about love, family, and the secrets that bind us.
Girl with the Silver Hair: A coming-of-age dystopian thriller about love, family, and the secrets that bind us.
Girl with the Silver Hair: A coming-of-age dystopian thriller about love, family, and the secrets that bind us.
Description
Description
Sixteen-year-old telekinetic Eten longs to be a healer, not an assassin. She's enraged when she must teach her adorable five-year-old sister to kill. Not that she can do anything about it. These are emotions Eten must keep under strict control or risk the wand-a device that lights up her spinal implants with excruciating pain.
But Eten has begun to suspect things are not as they seem. Why does the war for world peace never end? Why won't Dad ever let her leave their underground pod to see the surface-or to meet other teens? And why does a prisoner insist he's a climatologist, not a terrorist?
When Eten's suspicions lead her to horrifying discoveries, she revolts. Torn between loyalty and fear, she falls from being the military's biggest asset to the government's biggest fugitive, fleeing into a beautiful and suffering America to find one special family and one special boy who may help her save herself, her siblings, and maybe even the world.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
EDITOR'S PICK: "Seupel presents this prescient story in a well-earned gritty style. Harsh details, subtle emotion, and political machinations permeate this sweeping saga, which takes seriously the traumatizing impact of violence-even revolutionary violence. This emotional story of revelation and resilience will keep readers of all ages turning the pages. Future books in the series will be eagerly awaited."
- BookLife, from Publishers Weekly
"A smart, gripping sci-fi thriller that explores the dangers of blind patriotism and the challenges of self-knowledge."
- Kim Wozencraft, NY Times Bestselling Author of RUSH
"With such strong forward momentum, the material will not require psychic pushes to compel readers to barrel through in one sitting. A bracing headlong rush of SF action and angst."
- Kirkus Reviews
"A compelling page-turner that satisfies both adrenaline junkies and readers seeking deeper thematic exploration of autonomy, identity, and moral responsibility."
- Troy Bond, Author of SLICER
"Libraries seeking either a coming-of-age or dystopian YA story that operates a cut above others with its moral and ethical underpinnings will welcome Girl with the Silver Hair into their collections. With its survey of extraordinary abilities and the choices that accompany them, Girl with the Silver Hair creates a masterfully compelling saga that proves hard to either predict or put down."
- Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review
"Girl with the Silver Hair is a YA dystopian that takes the reader on an emotional journey ... The prose is accessible yet compelling, making it ideal for both reluctant and avid YA readers. The world-building is immersive and while familiar dystopian themes echo works like The Hunger Games or Divergent, Girl with the Silver Hair carves out its own path with a protagonist whose growth and clarity is as powerful as any battle cry. This is a story about finding your voice when it's been stolen, standing up when it's dangerous, and holding on to hope even when the world has gone dark. ... Recommended for fans of YA dystopians with strong female leads, secret histories, and stories of quiet but powerful defiance.
- NV Haskell, Author of THE MALICE OF MOONS AND MAGES
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