{"product_id":"9781596439368","title":"Spill Zone Book 1","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSpill Zone Book 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Scott Westerfeld\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo you dare enter the Spill Zone? From science fiction visionary Scott Westerfeld and artist Alex Puvilland comes the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e first volume of this dystopian graphic novel duology \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Uncanny manifestations and lethal dangers now await anyone who enters the Spill Zone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Spill claimed Addison’s parents and scarred her little sister, Lexa, who hasn’t spoken since. Addison provides for her sister by photographing the Zone's twisted attractions on illicit midnight rides. Art collectors pay top dollar for these bizarre images, but getting close enough for the perfect shot can mean death—or worse. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen an eccentric collector makes a million-dollar offer, Addison breaks her own hard-learned rules of survival and ventures farther than she has ever dared. Within the Spill Zone, Hell awaits—and it seems to be calling Addison's name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A little dark, a little twisted, and completely enthralling.” —Marissa Meyer, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles and \u003ci\u003eHeartless\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As frightening as \u003ci\u003eSpill Zone\u003c\/i\u003e can be, though, its greatest asset is its muscle-tensing suspense. Reading it feels like binge-watching a great cable series, complete with the same feeling of despair you get when you finish the final episode and realize you’ve got a long time to wait for the next season.\" \u003ci\u003e—The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Puvilland, an animator for DreamWorks, has a rough, kinetic style that brings to life the rough, kinetic world of \u003ci\u003eSpill Zone\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If Katniss Everdeen’s your gal, you’re going to want to meet Addison Merritt.\" —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Amazing.\" —io9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Expect some stunning sci-fi spectacle when Addison ventures into the Spill Zone.\" —A.V. Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Westerfeld...establishes several compelling mysteries in this series opener, and Puvilland captures the haunting surreality of the Spill Zonethrough an unearthly pastel\/neon palette that oozes a sense of wrongness every moment Addison spends there.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eThis unnerving, gripping title—Westerfeld’s first original graphic novel—is bound to entice older comics fans, especially those interested in darker sci-fi and nuanced characterization.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eWesterfeld handles the spooky business of the infected town magnificently, spiking the eerie and inexplicable with moments of genuine horror, while always keeping the emotional tensions of his highly accessible teenage protagonist at the center.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Full-color illustrations are appropriately wild, jagged, and threatening. Readers will be demanding the next installment as they close this one.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"It’s clear from the movie-ready visual images that the illustrator is primarily an anima- tor, and the panels are a worthy match for the clever, memorable text.\"—\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eThis first entry in a creepy, addictively suspenseful graphic novel series makes for compulsive reading.\" —\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed School Library Best Books of the Year (2017), Long-listed NYPL Books for the Teen Age (2017), Long-listed CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best (2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781596439368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"First Second","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40611686973646,"sku":"9781596439368","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1d464c59-d004-464c-9b7f-2ed75ad41db7.jpg?v=1638232507","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781596439368","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}