The great unknowable end
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Bridgeview Public Library - Stacks | YA ORM | On Shelf |
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Teen | TEEN FICTION ORMSBEE, K. | On Shelf |
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Publisher's Weekly Review
Strange things are happening in Slater, Kans., in the summer of 1977. Animals are dying and strong winds are blowing. There's pink lightning and red rain, and a hologram countdown clock appears above the town hall, indicating that something significant will happen on August 19. But for 17-year-old Stella, the world began feeling off-kilter before the weather changed, since her mother committed suicide and her older brother ran away to join Red Sun, the local commune. She'd like to become a space engineer, but she's stuck helping her little sister and working two jobs. Meanwhile, inside the commune, lifelong resident Galliard, who has recently fallen out with Stella's brother, has begun to think that Red Sun is less idyllic than he has always believed and wants to see what lies outside, a desire that draws him to Stella. Told in alternating perspectives by Stella and Galliard, Ormebee (Tash Hearts Tolstoy) skillfully parallels nature's disturbances with her characters' internal turmoil to create a suspenseful story about self-discovery and following one's dreams amid a life's complications. Ages 12-up. Agent: Beth Phelan, Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
In 1977 Kansas, Stella works at the drive-in and takes care of her little sister Jill, foregoing college; Galliard has Tourette's and wants to become the resident musician for the commune he calls home. Wild meteorological events and a doomsday countdown clock bring them together. The story's disparate elements strain to hold together, but the emotional relationships between characters ring true. (c) Copyright 2021. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Book Review
An ordinary Kansas town experiences the extraordinary over the summer of 1977.When 17-year-old Stella's brother left the family two years ago for Red Sun, a nearby commune, Stella had to abandon her dreams of becoming an engineer to take care of her little sister while their father worked long hours. Galliard, a 16-year-old musician with Tourette's, was the first person born and raised at Red Sun. When Galliard's application for resident artist is denied, he does something he's never done: considers life Outside. Then several unusual things happen: pink lightning streaks through the sky, blood-red rain soaks the ground, and oddest of all, a clock appears, projected by an unseen source, on the face of the town halland on Stella's closet door. The titular unknowable end refers not only to the mysterious countdown, but also to the teens' futures. CanwillStella and Galliard (who take turns narrating) forge new paths for themselves, or will they remain stuck in their respective traps? Whoor whatis responsible for the countdown, and what will happen when time runs out? Drive-in showings of Star Wars, the dawn of the punk-rock explosion, the final days of Son of Sam's reign of terror, and the death of Elvis are just some of the events firmly grounding the story in reality. Assume whiteness throughout. Realism with a hint of science fiction will inspire readers to question their own trajectories. (Historical fiction. 13-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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Ormsbee, K. (2019). The great unknowable end (First edition.). Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ormsbee, Kathryn. 2019. The Great Unknowable End. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ormsbee, Kathryn. The Great Unknowable End New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Ormsbee, K. (2019). The great unknowable end. First edn. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ormsbee, Kathryn. The Great Unknowable End First edition., Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019.