Starters
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Dystopian
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Lissa Price
An international bestseller published in over thirty countries, this riveting sci-fi dystopic thriller is “a bona fide page-turner.” --MTV.comCallie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of twenty and sixty. She and her little brother, Tyler, go on the run, living as squatters with their friend Michael and fighting off renegades who would kill them for a cookie.Callie’s only hope is Prime Destinations, a disturbing place in Beverly Hills run by a mysterious figure known as the Old Man. He hires teens to rent their bodies to Enders—seniors who want to be young again. Callie, desperate for the money that will keep her, Tyler, and Michael alive, agrees to be a donor. But the neurochip they place in Callie’s head malfunctions and she wakes up in the life of her renter.Callie soon discovers that her renter intends to do more than party—and that Prime Destinations’ plans are more evil than she could ever have imagined. . . .Includes Portrait of a Spore, a never-before-published short story that takes place in the world of STARTERS.Praise for STARTERS:“A smart, swift, inventive, altogether gripping story.” —#1 New York Times bestselling author DEAN KOONTZ “Compelling, pulse-pounding, exciting . . . Don’t miss it!” —New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr“Readers who have been waiting for a worthy successor to Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games will find it here. Dystopian sci-fi at its best.” —Los Angeles Times “Intriguing, thought-provoking and addictive.” —BookReporter.com “Readers will stay hooked. . . . Constantly rising stakes keep this debut intense.” —Kirkus Reviews “Fast-paced dystopian fiction. . . . The inevitable sequel can’t appear soon enough.” —Booklist "Intriguing, fast-paced . . . Fans of dystopian novels will be completely engaged and clamoring for the sequel." —School Library Journal“Addictive and alluring.” —Examiner.com “Chilling and riveting.” —Shelf-Awareness.com “A must-read for fans of The Hunger Games and Legend. Fast-paced, romantic, and thought-provoking.” —Justine
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Author
Lissa Price
Pages
352
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published Date
2012-03-13
ISBN
0307975231 9780307975232
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"Profound books dives into the social dysfunction between the older generation and younger. Gives perspective on how to be young again through video game technology."
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Osiris ShaOmi Hinton
"Refreshing concept and universe, i lived both books Starters and Enders. Truly for all ages."
Maude Castonguay
"The Hunger Games meets Gamer in this thrilling debut. Callie lives in a post-apocalyptic America where she is forced to live on the streets, fighting for scraps, squatting in abandoned buildings and running from the marshals. After the Spore War, all the adults between the age of 20 and 60 were wiped out, there were just the Starters and the Enders. Callie is a 16 year-old Starter desperate to protect her sick brother Tyler from the cruel world they have been thrown into after the devastation. She contracts with a body bank called Prime Destinations. A rich Ender with enough money can "rent" her body to relive their glory days. Callie and her 3rd renter Helena uncover a sinister plot by the Old Man, the man behind the body bank, that will forever change the lives of Callie and the many unclaimed Starters. There are many twists and turns to circumvent in this exhilarating story of bravery, loss, greed, sacrifice and struggle to protect those that have no one. I was pleasantly surprised by this book and the ending will leave you wondering what will happen in Enders, the sequel. If you like dystopian, sci-fi/fantasy, this will be a good one to try."
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Allison Freeman
"I've recently read and loved one that you can get on Amazon (it's an ebook and I don't believe physical copies exist yet), is The Elementals by Lucentine. I'm actually looking for new stuff to read because I've been sticking with watching anime since the pandemic started. Before it, I would switch between reading novels and manga for months at a time then switching to the other. But now that I've effectively run out of a lot of even mildly intriguing anime, I'm craving a solid book to read. 😅"
Audrey Buckley
