{"product_id":"pills-and-starships-paperback","title":"Pills and Starships - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLydia Millet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Winner of the 2015 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Named a 2015 Green Earth Honor Book by the Nature Generation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Named a Best Book of 2014 by Teaching for Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A deep read, but fast; it lingers in your mind long after it's been read.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm the first to admit that dystopia isn't usually for me, but this one got right under my skin.\" \u003cem\u003e--The School Librarian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of Akashic's Black Sheep YA imprint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this richly imagined dystopic future brought by global warming, seventeen-year-old Nat and her hacker brother Sam have come by ship to the Big Island of Hawaii for their parents' Final Week. The few Americans who still live well also live long--so long that older adults bow out not by natural means but by buying death contracts from the corporates who now run the disintegrating society by keeping the people happy through a constant diet of \"pharma.\" Nat's family is spending their pharma-guided last week at a luxury resort complex called the Twilight Island Acropolis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Deeply conflicted about her parents' decision, Nat spends her time keeping a record of everything her family does in the company-supplied diary that came in the hotel's care package. While Nat attempts to come to terms with her impending parentless future, Sam begins to discover cracks in the corporates' agenda and eventually rebels against the company his parents have hired to handle their last days. Nat has to choose a side. Does she let her parents go gently into that good night, or does she turn against the system and try to break them out?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But the deck is stacked against Nat and Sam: in this oppressive environment, water and food are scarce, mass human migrations are constant, and new babies are illegal. As the week nears its end, Nat rushes to protect herself and her younger brother from the corporates while also forging a path toward a future that offers the hope of redemption for humanity. This page-turning first YA novel by critically acclaimed author Lydia Millet is stylish and dark and yet deeply hopeful, bringing Millet's characteristic humor and style to a new generation of young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLydia Millet\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven novels for adults as well as a story collection called \u003ci\u003eLove in Infant Monkeys\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her first book for middle-grade readers, \u003ci\u003eThe Fires Beneath the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, was one of \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e' Best Children's Books of 2011, as well as a Junior Library Guild selection. Millet works as an editor and writer at a nonprofit in Tucson, Arizona, where she lives with her two young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pills and Starships\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770642399520,"sku":"9781617752766","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa86cf2882c82d2dd82143970d39762b.webp?v=1780376091","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/pills-and-starships-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}