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What We Saw at Night
The What We Saw at Night Series (Book 1)
- Author
- Jacquelyn Mitchard
- Narrator
- Rebecca Gibel
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 8 January 2013
- Run Time
- 7 hours 38 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In a small hospital town, a trio of teens rebel against their fatal diagnosis of XP, an allergy to sunlight, with late night Parkour, an extreme sport of daredevil risks. On a random summer night, while scaling a building like any other, the three happen to peer into an empty apartment and glimpse an older man with what looks like a dead girl. A game of cat-and-mouse ensues that escalates through the underground world of hospital confinement, off-the-grid sports, and forbidden love. Allie, who can never see the light of day, discovers she’s the lone key to stopping a human monster.
Critics Review
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“Dangerously addictive, breathtakingly beautiful, terminally awesome.”
Lauren Myracle, New York Times bestselling author
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“What We Saw at Night is an engaging blend of real-world drama involving a life-and-death illness and a whodunit thriller. Imagine John Green’s recent The Fault in Our Stars in a mash-up with a Nancy Drew mystery. Plus some roof jumping and wall scaling.”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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“A contemporary thriller whose tension and excitement are tempered by coincidences, near misses, and credulity-stretching assumptions.”
Publishers Weekly
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“What We Saw at Night combines exhilaration, fatalism, and mystery in a gripping novel.”
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“The fast pace is set from the beginning with Juliet’s dazzling jump across the buildings…Recommended for readers who enjoy a unique twist on realistic fiction.”
VOYA
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“This latest from Mitchard is quickly paced and intricately plotted, with flares of humor cobbled into the dialogue…The suspense will keep [readers] engrossed.”
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Details
- Author
- Jacquelyn Mitchard
- Narrator
- Rebecca Gibel
- Duration
- 7 hours 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 January 2013
- ISBN
- 9781620646267
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
In a small hospital town, a trio of teens rebel against their fatal diagnosis of XP, an allergy to sunlight, with late night Parkour, an extreme sport of daredevil risks. On a random summer night, while scaling a building like any other, the three happen to peer into an empty apartment and glimpse an older man with what looks like a dead girl. A game of cat-and-mouse ensues that escalates through the underground world of hospital confinement, off-the-grid sports, and forbidden love. Allie, who can never see the light of day, discovers she’s the lone key to stopping a human monster.
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