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Overview"""Fast-paced, entertaining, and exciting, with a fresh, believable voice."" -Kirkus Reviews Tainted water and brainwashed adults.... what's an awkward 17-year-old to do? Sierra Mendez gathers her friends to stop a powerful entity from replacing the town residents with androids bent on humanity's demise. ""Absolutely riveting."" -Midwest Book Review ""Benedict offers an inclusive cast, a plot that allows for tension and tragedy as well as personal growth, and an adventure for our modern times."" -Publishers Weekly" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Margie BenedictPublisher: Marjory Kaptanoglu Imprint: Marjory Kaptanoglu Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.322kg ISBN: 9781954584457ISBN 10: 1954584458 Pages: 250 Publication Date: 05 June 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"""(Benedict) offers an inclusive cast, a plot that allows for tension and tragedy as well as personal growth, and an adventure for our modern times."" -Publishers Weekly ""Action-packed, engrossing, and satisfyingly unpredictable, Last Girl Standing is highly recommended reading for mature teens to adults... Absolutely riveting."" -Midwest Book Review ""(Benedict) writes an engaging, often humorous tale that includes romance, teamwork, heroism, some tragedy, and a little paranoia, along with a likable, smart, and cool cast... Fast-paced, entertain‐ ing, and exciting, with a fresh, believable voice."" -Kirkus Reviews ""A creative science fiction, young adult adventure... a fresh story in a genre full of recycled tales... a fun adventure for all fans of dystopia, science fiction, or survival tales."" -InD'tale Magazine ""(Benedict) uses her skill as a screenwriter to craft scenes so vivid that the reader will easily find themselves sucked into the story."" -jennlyreads.com" Author Information"Award-winning author Margie Benedict's ""prose is crisp and purposeful, charged with feeling, and always attuned to what will engage readers in each moment."" (The BookLife Prize) Her YA fantasy DREADMARROW ""celebrates life and love the way only the best fantasy tales can"" (Kirkus) and kicks off THE THIEVES OF MAGIC TRILOGY (now complete). ""Why not get all three at once?"" Margie also writes adult science fiction and fantasy. INVADER is a ""rousing sci-fi thriller."" (Publishers Weekly) The BEFORE series begins with BEFORE THE KILLING, a time-travel tale of love and murder. Fun fact #1: Margie was named the 2019 Literary Exhibitor of the Year by the California Writer's Club / San Mateo County Fair. Fun fact #2: She designed the text-editing software for early versions of the Mac at Apple Computer." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |