Stranger - (Change) by Rachel Manija Brown & Sherwood Smith (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Years ago, cataclysm struck, silencing machines and toppling governments. A mutation, "the Change," killed many, but granted some unique powers. Once Los Angeles, Las Anclas now resembles a Wild West frontier town. Teenage prospector Ross Juarez is chased into town, bringing a precious artifact, a weird new power, and a whole lot of trouble.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Many generations ago, cataclysm struck, rendering all machines silent, and toppling governments. A mutation, "the Change," killed many, altered more, but also granted some people unique powers. Though the area once called Los Angeles retains its cultural diversity, its technology has faded into legend. "Las Anclas" now resembles a Wild West frontier town . . . where the Sheriff possesses superhuman strength, the doctor can warp time to heal his patients, and the distant ruins bristle with deadly crystalline trees.</p><p>Teenage prospector Ross Juarez nearly loses his life when a bounty hunter tries to capture or kill him. Ross barely makes it to Las Anclas, bringing with him a precious artifact, a power no one has ever seen before, and a whole lot of trouble.</p><p>STRANGER, the first in The Change series, earned a place on the final list for the YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults in 2014, the Rainbow List for 2016, and was also nominated for the Young Hoosier List.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>''Infused with a generous spirit - call it a utopian dystopia . . . Characterization is rich and stereotype-free . . . Equally exceptional is the depiction of conflict. The confusing adrenaline rush of war is followed by PTSD, its lingering afterimage. The five dynamic narrators and action-packed plot deliver thrills while slyly undermining genre clichés. A first-rate page-turner that leaves its own compelling afterimage.'' --<em>Kirkus Reviews</em> (starred review)</p><p><br /> ''Told in alternating third-person narratives by teenage citizens of Las Anclas (a desolate future Los Angeles), this dystopian novel follows a town's attempts to survive after a solar storm ravaged the world and mutated some of its inhabitants. The setting is both bizarre (deadly 'singing' trees can kill humans) and familiar - the story has a 'wild west' atmosphere as the town battles the elements and invaders with only basic weaponry . . .The story's characters and their tightly woven relationships are well developed, and Brown and Smith provide plenty of narrative diversity, making each character's entry feel fresh, distinctive, and unexpected. The buildup to the action-packed ending does not disappoint.'' --<em>Publishers Weekly</em><br /> <br /> ''A fresh story with well-developed characters, fast-paced action, a fantastical world, and a hint of romance.'' --<em>School Library Journal</em> (starred review)</p><p> </p><br>
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