One of Us

by Jeannie Waudby

Overview

When Two Truths and One Lie Turn Deadly . . .

A narrow escape from a bomb attack.
A radical insurgent organization on the rise.
A place and a people to call her own.

K has a choice to make, and her answer is yes.

Yes to spying.
Yes to making right wrongs of the past.
Yes to leading a double life.

But when the two worlds lead to one trapdoor, will K be able to avoid falling through?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762457991
Publisher:	Running Press Book Publishers
Publication date:	11/03/2015
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Jeannie Waudby grew up in Hong Kong and now lives with her husband and three children in London, where she teaches English and she is a member of British SCBWI. One of Us is her debut novel.

Editorial Reviews

“This is a taut, suspenseful thriller that has obvious parallels with current political events, but what really makes this stand out is the characterization of K/Verity Nekton. The teen is strong and resourceful, but she is also morally conflicted and vulnerable to manipulation. The depictions of her growing affection for the Brotherhood community and her struggles to do the right thing are absolutely believable. VERDICT Recommend this one to teen readers who have tired of dystopias and are looking for something new and different.”
—School Library Journal, starred review

“It's an irresistible page-turner that's full of complex characters rather than stereotypes, tackling a sensitive subject with storytelling that is as engrossing as it instructional about prejudice and the gray areas between right and wrong. A timely and riveting debut thriller about tolerance and the complexities of truth.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Waudby draws on universal themes that can speak to almost any “us vs. them” conflict, be it religious, ethnic, or cultural.”
—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

2015-08-05
Fifteen-year-old K discovers deception on all sides when she infiltrates a terrorist group After narrowly escaping a bomb attack on New City's subway system, K is asked to go undercover at a school run by the group responsible for the attack, the Brotherhood. New City's citizenry sees the Brotherhood as the enemy; they are a large minority group that has existed outside the mainstream for many years. Orphaned at 2 when her parents were killed in a Brotherhood attack, K agrees to spy on the group, hoping to put a stop to their reign of terror. With a new identity, K moves into the Institute in order to identify students being lured into the Brotherhood's extremist factions. But as K is assimilated into the Brotherhood, she begins to question everything she's been taught about them. She wonders whom to trust, who the bad guys really are—and who she really is. In her debut, Waudby both draws parallels to real-world issues of religion and violence and makes them personal: K wants not only justice, but love, home, and a family. It's an irresistible page-turner that's full of complex characters rather than stereotypes, tackling a sensitive subject with storytelling that is as engrossing as it instructional about prejudice and the gray areas between right and wrong. A timely and riveting debut thriller about tolerance and the complexities of truth. (Thriller. 13 & up)

Kirkus Reviews