{"product_id":"9781250258564","title":"The Ones We're Meant to Find","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ones We're Meant to Find\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Joan He\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003cbr\u003eAn Indie Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Marie Lu and E. Lockhart, \u003ci\u003eThe Ones We're Meant to Find\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping and heartfelt YA sci-fi with mind-blowing twists. Set in a climate-ravaged future, Joan He's beautifully written novel follows the story of two sisters, separated by an ocean, desperately trying to find each other.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCee has been trapped on an abandoned island for three years without any recollection of how she arrived, or memories from her life prior. All she knows is that somewhere out there, beyond the horizon, she has a sister named Kay, and it’s up to Cee to cross the ocean and find her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a world apart, 16-year-old STEM prodigy Kasey Mizuhara lives in an eco-city built for people who protected the planet?and now need protecting from it. With natural disasters on the rise due to climate change, eco-cities provide clean air, water, and shelter. Their residents, in exchange, must spend at least a third of their time in stasis pods, conducting business virtually whenever possible to reduce their environmental footprint. While Kasey, an introvert and loner, doesn’t mind the lifestyle, her sister Celia hated it. Popular and lovable, Celia much preferred the outside world. But no one could have predicted that Celia would take a boat out to sea, never to return.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow it’s been three months since Celia’s disappearance, and Kasey has given up hope. Logic says that her sister must be dead. But nevertheless, she decides to retrace Celia’s last steps. Where they’ll lead her, she does not know. Her sister was full of secrets. But Kasey has a secret of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003cbr\u003eAn Indie Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I fell in love... Joan He's words \u003cb\u003ewill stay with you long after the final page\u003c\/b\u003e.\" - Marie Lu, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSkyhunter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A\u003cb\u003e strange, clever, and startlingly original world\u003c\/b\u003e.\" Emily Suvada, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Mortal Coil\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is\u003cb\u003e sci-fi at its best\u003c\/b\u003e: floating cities, kindness and desert islands!\"  Lauren James, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eAn intricate, well-paced rumination on human nature, choice, and consequence\u003c\/b\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eExhilarating and heartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e... This fast-paced sf tale is sure to linger.\" - \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003estunning and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e novel full of twists and an emotional pull that \u003cb\u003ewill make readers want to finish it in one go\u003c\/b\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eAn intriguing foray into a devastating future\u003c\/b\u003e—and yet one where hope abides.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eMind-bending\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -\u003ci\u003eCommon Sense Media\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eAn instant bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e, and with its twisty sci-fi plot ... it's not hard to see why.\" - \u003ci\u003eCountry Living\u003c\/i\u003e, AAPI Month Recs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most \u003cb\u003etwisty and engaging\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003epage-turner\u003c\/b\u003e YAs you'll read this year.\" -\u003ci\u003eCulturess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A gorgeous cover heralds this story of sisterly love and environmental disaster.\" -\u003ci\u003eDen of Geek\u003c\/i\u003e, May Roundup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A twisty young adult novel \u003cb\u003ein the vein of E. Lockhart's critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eWe Were Liars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -GMA.com, AAPI Month Recs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eTender, heart-wrenching and frightening\u003c\/b\u003e, this one will stay with you.\" -\u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, May Roundup\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eStunning\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -\u003ci\u003eNerdist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Explores the pressing question of who deserves to survive in a world we are destroying.\" -\u003ci\u003eNPR Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eBreathtaking\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -\u003ci\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/i\u003e, Best YA Books of May\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eSharp, devastating\u003c\/b\u003e, and brimming with invigorating questions.\" -TOR.com, Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At turns \u003cb\u003ewhimsical and gut-wrenching\u003c\/b\u003e... He grafts deep moral and ethical questions to \u003cb\u003ea page-turning premise\u003c\/b\u003e, making this sci-fi standalone \u003cb\u003ean excellent book club selection\u003c\/b\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA melancholy, heartbreaking story\u003c\/b\u003e of a young woman who loved her sister enough to survive years of horrors in order to get back to her... It’s painful stuff, \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e, and He gives that suffering the space it deserves in this reflective novel.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e (BCCB), recommended\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250258564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Roaring Brook Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40820570423502,"sku":"9781250258564","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_319e6f90-3894-4c26-a848-80138190bdd3.jpg?v=1643012784","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250258564","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}