No Dawn without Darkness (No Safety in Numbers Series #3)

by Dayna Lorentz

Overview

Perfect for fans of Life As We Knew It and Michael Grant's Gone—the conclusion to the thrilling No Safety in Numbers trilogy

First—a bomb released a deadly flu virus and the entire mall was quarantined.

Next—the medical teams evacuated and the windows were boarded up just before the virus mutated.

Now—the power is out and the mall is thrown into darkness. Shay, Marco, Lexi, Ryan, and Ginger aren't the same people they were two weeks ago. Just like the virus, they've had to change in order to survive. And not all for the better. When no one can see your face, you can be anyone you want to be, and, when the doors finally open, they may not like what they've become.

If you think it's silly to be afraid of the dark, you're wrong.
Very wrong.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780142426227
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/10/2015
Series:	No Safety in Numbers Series , #3
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	526,037
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.24(h) x 0.71(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Dayna Lorentz has an MFA in Creative Writing and Literature from Bennington College. She used to practice law, but is now a full-time writer and part-time cupcake enthusiast. Dayna is the author of the No Safety in Numbers trilogy and lives in South Burlington, Vermont with her husband, two children, and two dogs.

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GINGER
(Continues…)

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What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

PRAISE FOR NO SAFETY IN NUMBERS:

"Think of the heart-racing chase of The Hunger Games but a giant mall is your arena and everyone is potentially a tribute."—Seventeen.com

"Riveting. . .[Lorentz's] detailed depiction of the escalating chaos over the course of seven long days is deeply unsettling."—The New York Times

"[An] engrossing. . .thriller."—Kirkus

2013 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers
 
PRAISE FOR NO EASY WAY OUT:

"Readers who were captivated by No Safety in Numbers will continue to enjoy the seemingly doomed mall residents and will eagerly anticipate the series conclusion."—School Library Journal

". . .a fascinatingly dynamic protagonist. . .the story line is increasingly reminiscent—in a good way—of Michael Grant's Gone series."—Booklist

Editorial Reviews

"Realistic in its portrayal of the lasting effects of the ordeal for the survivors....The horrific actions undertaken by many of those trapped in the name of survival are disturbing but not gratuitous, and the question of morality at play in many of the characters' decisions is fascinating...a thoughtful and broad-reaching ending to a tale of surviving dire circumstances." — Kirkus Reviews

"Self-anointed king Marco remains a fantastic, complex character, and the extended denouement is rather poignant." — Booklist

"A chilling conclusion to a gripping trilogy." — School Library Journal

From the Publisher

"Self-anointed king Marco remains a fantastic, complex character, and the extended denouement is rather poignant."

Booklist

09/01/2014
Gr 9 Up—Only two weeks have passed since a deadly virus was released at a suburban mall and thousands were quarantined, including four teens—Marco, Lexi, Ryan, and Ginger. The medical teams have evacuated, the virus has mutated, and complete darkness has now descended because the power has gone out. In order to survive, the teens must make the ultimate sacrifices. A chilling conclusion to a gripping trilogy.

School Library Journal

2014-05-04
This final novel in a trilogy about teens quarantined in a mall after their exposure to a virus is realistic in its portrayal of the lasting effects of the ordeal for the survivors.Though it shifts the narrative focus slightly from predecessors No Easy Way Out and No Safety in Numbers (2013, 2012), this volume continues to tell the story from various points of view—including bullied Marco (who has now become a bully himself), self-doubting football player Ryan and poetry-loving Shay. However, the fate of Lexi, the daughter of a U.S. senator also locked down in the shopping center, is in question throughout most of this installment. Ginger, a dancer, is introduced as a fourth perspective instead. While the voices of each character are distinct, it can be difficult within such an action-packed plot to keep track of the movements of each. Several chapters featuring the communications of the senator to her government superiors very effectively ratchet up the suspense. The horrific actions undertaken by many of those trapped in the name of survival are disturbing but not gratuitous, and the question of morality at play in many of the characters' decisions is fascinating.Though readers will need to have read (and possibly recently reread) the previous two to understand this conclusion, it provides a thoughtful and broad-reaching ending to a tale of surviving dire circumstances. (Thriller. 14-18)

Kirkus Reviews