I Am the Weapon: The Unknown Assassin, cartea 1
Autor Allen Zadoffen Paperback – 12 mai 2014 – vârsta de la 15 ani
Vezi toate premiile Carte premiată
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (2015), Thriller Awards (2014), Kentucky Bluegrass Award (2015)
They
needed
the
perfect
assassin.
Boy Nobody is the perennial new kid in school, the one few notice and nobody thinks much about. He shows up in a new high school in a new town under a new name, makes a few friends, and doesn't stay long. Just long enough for someone in his new friend's family to die -- of "natural causes." Mission accomplished, Boy Nobody disappears, moving on to the next target.
But when he's assigned to the mayor of New York City, things change. The daughter is unlike anyone he has encountered before; the mayor reminds him of his father. And when memories and questions surface, his handlers at The Program are watching. Because somewhere deep inside, Boy Nobody is somebody: the kid he once was; the teen who wants normal things, like a real home and parents; a young man who wants out. And who just might want those things badly enough to sabotage The Program's mission.
In this action-packed series debut, author Allen Zadoff pens a page-turning thriller that is as thought-provoking as it is gripping, introducing an utterly original and unforgettable antihero.
Boy Nobody is the perennial new kid in school, the one few notice and nobody thinks much about. He shows up in a new high school in a new town under a new name, makes a few friends, and doesn't stay long. Just long enough for someone in his new friend's family to die -- of "natural causes." Mission accomplished, Boy Nobody disappears, moving on to the next target.
But when he's assigned to the mayor of New York City, things change. The daughter is unlike anyone he has encountered before; the mayor reminds him of his father. And when memories and questions surface, his handlers at The Program are watching. Because somewhere deep inside, Boy Nobody is somebody: the kid he once was; the teen who wants normal things, like a real home and parents; a young man who wants out. And who just might want those things badly enough to sabotage The Program's mission.
In this action-packed series debut, author Allen Zadoff pens a page-turning thriller that is as thought-provoking as it is gripping, introducing an utterly original and unforgettable antihero.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316199674
ISBN-10: 0316199672
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Little Brown Book Group
Colecția Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Seria The Unknown Assassin
ISBN-10: 0316199672
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Little Brown Book Group
Colecția Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Seria The Unknown Assassin
Notă biografică
Allen
Zadoff
is
the
author
of
several
acclaimed
novels,
includingFood,
Girls,
and
Other
Things
I
Can't
Have,
winner
of
the
Sid
Fleischman
Humor
Award
and
a
YALSA
Popular
Paperback
for
Young
Adults.
He
is
a
graduate
of
Cornell
University
and
the
Harvard
University
Institute
for
Advanced
Theater
Training.
His
training
as
a
super
spy,
however,
has
yet
to
be
verified.
Recenzii
Praise
forBoy
Nobody:
A
2014
Top
Ten
Quick
Pick
for
Reluctant
Young
Adult
Readers
* "[Boy Nobody] is like a darker version of Alex Rider, [and] Thomas in James Dashner's Maze Runner series... Fans of such fast-paced action novels should love this first installment in the Boy Nobody series."—VOYA (starred review)
"Operating in the tradition of both James Bond and of Robert Cormier'sI Am the Cheese(1977),Boy Nobodyis an auspicious first volume in a promised new series of action-adventure thrillers that will keep readers clamoring for more."—Booklist
"Fast, furious, and fun...Plenty of action and drama, and hairpin turns [that] will keep readers guessing; a twist in the end will have them begging for more."—Kirkus Reviews
"A promising start to an exciting new series."—SLJ
"I cannot wait to get this title, first in a new series, into the hands of my male students who are often at a loss for material to read."—Library Media Connection
"When James Bond was a little boy, he wanted to grow up to be half as hard-core as Boy Nobody."—Barry Lyga, New York Times bestselling author of I Hunt Killers
Premii
- Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Nominee, 2015
- Thriller Awards Nominee, 2014
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner, 2015
- Gateway Readers Award Nominee, 2015