Raincoast Books

What Will You Read Next?

This Is Not a Test

A Novel

9780312656744

St. Martin's Press
Available: 06/19/12
5.47 x 8.25 · 336 pages
Ages 13-18 years
9780312656744
CDN $19.00 · pb

 Canadian Title

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Courtney Summers

Available now: I'M THE GIRL, the new brutally captivating" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer thriller from Courtney Summers, based loosely on The Epstein case and "not for the faint of heart" ( The New York Times)

It's the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won't stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. To Sloane Price, that doesn't sound so bad. Six months ago, her world collapsed and since then, she's failed to find a reason to keep going. Now seems like the perfect time to give up. As Sloane eagerly waits for the barricades to fall, she's forced to witness the apocalypse through the eyes of five people who actually want to live. But as the days crawl by, the motivations for survival change in startling ways and soon the group's fate is determined less and less by what's happening outside and more and more by the unpredictable and violent bids for life - and death - inside. When everything is gone, what do you hold on to?

Courtney Summers is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of several novels for young adults, including Cracked Up to Be, All the Rage and Sadie . Her work has been released to multiple starred reviews, received numerous awards and honors - including the Edgar Award, John Spray Mystery Award, Cybils Award, Odyssey Award, and International Thriller Award - and has been recognized by many library, 'Best Of' and Readers' Choice lists. She lives and writes in Canada.