Books by Tom Leveen
Party
by Tom Leveen
It's Saturday night in Santa Barbara and it seems like everyone is headed to the same destination. The reason is simple: to celebrate the end of school. But for eleven different people the motives are bit more complicated—to be noticed, to hook up, to make friends, to numb the pain, to get over an ex, to say goodbye. As each character takes a turn and tells his/her story, the eleven individuals intersect, reconnect, and combine in ways that none of them ever saw coming.
Combine the poignancy of Thirteen Reasons Why with the energy of films like American Graffiti, Dazed and Confused, and Sixteen Candles and you get Party—a sneak peek into the lives of contemporary teens over the course of a single night. Alternating points of view and the timeless setting of an end-of-school party make this a compelling read. Those who pick it up cannot put it down.
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Party
by Tom Leveen
It's saturday night in Santa Barbara and school is done for the year. Everyone is headed to the same party. Or at least it seems that way. The place is packed. The beer is flowing. Simple, right? But for 11 different people the motives are way more complicated. As each character takes a turn and tells his or her story, the eleven individuals intersect, and reconnect, collide, and combine in ways that none of them ever saw coming.
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Sick
by Tom Leveen
"In an exciting take on the zombie novel, Leveen shifts to horror while maintaining his trademark complex relationships and character-driven storytelling." ~ Publishers Weekly
Beneath the heat of the scorching Phoenix sun, a nightmare unfolds within the confines of a high school performing arts department as a group of misfit teens confronts a horror beyond imagination.
When a viral plague sweeps through the city, turning its victims into bloodthirsty monsters, Brian's high school becomes a fortress and a prison. The imposing fence surrounding campus holds the infected at bay, but it also keeps Brian's sister, Mackenzie, and his ex-girlfriend trapped in different corners of the campus.
Laura, Brian's ex, lives life shadowed by a crippling panic disorder. But the medication stashed in her backpack becomes a lifeline in a world gone mad -- if she can be reached. Time is running out as one of Brian's friends falls victim to the infection...
As tensions rise, Brian's group of drama-kid survivors attempt to find Laura and Mackenzie, and escape the clutches of the infected before the darkness within their fellow survivors becomes more terrifying than the bloodthirsty hordes outside.
Sick is a fast-paced tale of survival, loyalty, and the inescapable horrors of a world transformed. Join Brian and his band of misfits as they navigate the thin line between humanity and the monstrous...
where salvation is uncertain...
and survival comes at a chilling cost.
Dive into the gripping horror of Sick now, but be warned: once you enter, there may be no way out.
Praise for SICK
"The gore and action will leave enthralled readers thrilled and then sated with each kill on either side."
―Booklist
"Between the pacing and the heroes' salty, blue language (full of lovingly creative, genital-inspired insults), reluctant readers who love zombies will devour it, right up to the abrupt end."
―Kirkus Reviews
"Sick is well written, with great detail, even if it is a little gory."
―VOYA Magazine
AWARDS
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers list from YALSA
International Reading Association's 2014 Young Adults' Choices
Grand Canyon Reader Award
Westchester Fiction Award
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Violent Ends
by Delilah S. Dawson, Beth Revis, Neal Shusterman, Courtney Summers, Kendare Blake, Mindi Scott, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Steve Brezenoff, Tom Leveen, Blythe Woolston, Hannah Moskowitz, Christine Johnson, Shaun David Hutchinson, Brendan Shusterman, Trish Doller, Margie Gelbwasser, E. M. Kokie, Elisa Nader
In a one-of-a-kind collaboration, seventeen of the most recognizable YA writers—including Shaun David Hutchinson, Neal and Brendan Shusterman, and Beth Revis—come together to share the viewpoints of a group of students affected by a school shooting.
It took only twenty-two minutes for Kirby Matheson to exit his car, march onto the school grounds, enter the gymnasium, and open fire, killing six and injuring five others.
But this isn’t a story about the shooting itself. This isn’t about recounting that one unforgettable day.
This is about Kirby and how one boy—who had friends, enjoyed reading, playing saxophone in the band, and had never been in trouble before—became a monster capable of entering his school with a loaded gun and firing on his classmates.
Each chapter is told from a different victim’s viewpoint, giving insight into who Kirby was and who he’d become. Some are sweet, some are dark; some are seemingly unrelated, about fights or first kisses or late-night parties. This is a book of perspectives—with one character and one event drawing them all together—from the minds of some of YA’s most recognizable names.
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