Streams of babel

Informationen zum Autor Carol Plum-Ucci has been widely praised for capturing the heart and voice of teens while seamlessly combining reality with the supernatural. Her first novel, The Body of Christopher Creed, was a Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an IRA-CBC Children's Choice, and a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. Her subsequent books have all earned much critical acclaim and many award citations. www.carolplumucci.com Klappentext Bioterrorism has come to a small town in New Jersey. Two residents die of brain aneurysms within twenty-four hours and several teens become ill with a mysterious flu, leading the government to suspect that a terrorist cell has unleashed a deadly biochemical agent. With each glass of water they drink, the people of Trinity Falls are poisoning themselves.A world away in Pakistan, a sixteen year old computer genius working as a spy for the U.S. sees an influx of chatter from extremists about a substance they call Red Vinegar that will lead to many deaths. Can he warn the victims before it's too late? Zusammenfassung Bioterrorism has come to a small town in New Jersey. Two residents die of brain aneurysms within twenty-four hours and several teens become ill with a mysterious flu, leading the government to suspect that a terrorist cell has unleashed a deadly biochemical agent. With each glass of water they drink, the people of Trinity Falls are poisoning themselves. A world away in Pakistan, a sixteen year old computer genius working as a spy for the U.S. sees an influx of chatter from extremists about a substance they call Red Vinegar that will lead to many deaths. Can he warn the victims before it’s too late?

Product details

• Authors: Carol Plum-Ucci
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 14
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.01.2010
• EAN: 9780547258737
• ISBN: 978-0-547-25873-7
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Mysteries & Detective Stories *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Action & Adventure / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Science Fiction / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Law & Crime *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Action & Adventure / Survival Stories *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Health & Daily Living / General *, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Technology, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Thrillers & Suspense / Crime, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Thrillers & Suspense / Psychological, YOUNG ADULT FICTION: Thrillers & Suspense / Supernatural