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When We Wake

By Karen Healey (Hardcover Book, 2013)

My name is Tegan Oglietti, and on the last day of my first lifetime, I was so, so happy.

Sixteen-year-old Tegan is just like every other girl living in 2027--she's happiest when playing the guitar, she's falling in love for the first time, and she's joining her friends to protest the wrongs of the world: environmental collapse, social discrimination, and political injustice.

But on what should have been the best day of Tegan's life, she dies--and wakes up a hundred years in the future, locked in a government facility with no idea what happened.

Tegan is the first government guinea pig to be cryonically frozen and successfully revived, which makes her an instant celebrity--even though all she wants to do is try to rebuild some semblance of a normal life. But the future isn't all she hoped it would be, and when appalling secrets come to light, Tegan must make a choice: Does she keep her head down and survive, or fight for a better future?

Award-winning author Karen Healey has created a haunting, cautionary tale of an inspiring protagonist living in a not-so-distant future that could easily be our own.

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- Format: Hardcover Book
- Price: $17.99 US/$19.99 CAN
- ISBN-13: 9780316200769
- On Sale Date: 03/05/2013
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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My name is Tegan Oglietti, and on the last day of my first lifetime, I was so, so happy.

But on what should have been the best day of Tegan's life, she dies--and wakes up a hundred years in the future, locked in a government facility with no idea what happened.

Award-winning author Karen Healey has created a haunting, cautionary tale of an inspiring protagonist living in a not-so-distant future that could easily be our own.

Karen Healey is the author of the Aurealis winner and William C. Morris Debut Award finalist Guardian of the Dead, The Shattering, and When We Wake. She technically lives in New Zealand, but actually lives on the internet. You can find her at www.karenhealey.com.

We Wake by Karen Healey (book trailer)

* "Science fiction done right." ( Kirkus, starred review ).
"Healey constructs a very persuasive future world...The story's injustices unfold in a way that's stark and unvarnished, and Tegan's determination to right the wrongs she finds will hit home with readers." (Publishers Weekly).
Praise for The Shattering:
* "Juggling multiple viewpoints, Healey skillfully keeps her characters on an emotional roller-coaster even as they deal with physical threats. The climax delivers a gut punch that only underscores the sensitivity of the subject matter (without lessening the thrill at all)."
(Publishers Weekly, starred review).
"Healey...seamlessly integrates noir and fantasy tropes to explore issues of suicide, trust, sexuality, race, insecurity and free will in a way that feels fresh." (Kirkus).
"[A] mysterious, resonant novel." (Booklist).
Praise for Guardian of the Dead:
William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist
* "Healey has done a wonderful job... This story starts off fast and strong and just builds from there." (School Library Journal, starred review).
* "This book offers likeable characters with mythical heritage, reminiscent of Percy Jackson, tying together myth and reality into a cohesive whole." (VOYA, starred review).
"Fast-paced adventure and an unfamiliar, frightening enemy set a new scene for teen urban fantasy." (Kirkus).
"This book rocked my socks." (Libba Bray (A Great and Terrible Beauty, Going Bovine)).