Name: Roxy
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Author: Neal Shusterman
ISBN: 9781534451261

Type

Physical Book

Author

Neal Shusterman

Jarrod Shusterman

Publisher

Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers

Language

English

Pages

400

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.9 x 14.1 x 2.5 cm

Weight

0.31 kg.

ISBN13

9781534451261

Synopsis "Roxy "

From the team that brought you the New York Times bestselling Dry comes a "gritty and unflinching" (Booklist) thriller that proves when gods play games, even love is a lie. The freeway is coming. It will cut the neighborhood in two. Construction has already started, pushing toward this corridor of condemned houses and cracked concrete with the momentum of the inevitable. Yet there you are, in the fifth house on the left, fighting for your life. Ramey, I. The victim of the bet between two manufactured gods: the seductive and lethal Roxy (Oxycontin), who is at the top of her game, and the smart, high-achieving Addison (Adderall), who is tired of being the helpful one, and longs for a more dangerous, less wholesome image. The wager--a contest to see who can bring their mark to "the Party" first--is a race to the bottom of a rave that has raged since the beginning of time. And you are only human, dazzled by the lights and music. Drawn by what the drugs offer--tempted to take that step past helpful to harmful...and the troubled places that lie beyond. But there are two I. Rameys--Isaac, a soccer player thrown into Roxy's orbit by a bad fall and a bad doctor and Ivy, his older sister, whose increasing frustration with her untreated ADHD leads her to renew her acquaintance with Addy. Which one are you?

Neal Shusterman

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Neal Shusterman (New York, 1962) is a bestselling author with over thirty books aimed at young and adult readers. His notable works include the Unwind series, as well as recent titles like Dry (Nocturna, 2019), Everlost (Nocturna, 2023), The Abyss and Turning Point (Nocturna, 2022). Winner of the prestigious National Book Award for young adult literature, Shusterman is especially recognized for the Arc of a Scythe trilogy - consisting of Scythe (Nocturna, 2017), Thunderhead (Nocturna, 2018), The Toll (Nocturna, 2020) and Gleaning (Nocturna, 2024) -, which has received top ratings in five of the eight major US literary magazines, has been translated into more than a dozen languages, has reached the New York Times bestseller list, and has seen its film rights sold to Universal Pictures

His works combine innovative and profound themes, from youth dystopias to ethical and existential explorations, establishing him as a key figure in contemporary youth and adult literature.

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