The Resource The country of Ice Cream Star, Sandra Newman
The country of Ice Cream Star, Sandra Newman
- Summary
- In the aftermath of a devastating plague, a fearless young heroine embarks on a dangerous and surprising journey to save her world in this dystopian thriller, told in bold and fierce language. In the ruins of a future America, fifteen-year-old Ice Cream Star and her nomadic tribe live off of the detritus of a crumbled civilization. Theirs is a world of children; before reaching the age of twenty, they all die of a mysterious disease they call Posies-- a plague that has killed for generations. There is no medicine, no treatment; only the mysterious rumor of a cure. When her brother begins showing signs of the disease, Ice Cream Star sets off on a bold journey to find this cure. Led by a stranger, a captured prisoner named Pasha who becomes her devoted protector and friend, Ice Cream Star plunges into the unknown, risking her freedom and ultimately her life. Traveling hundreds of miles across treacherous, unfamiliar territory, she will experience love, heartbreak, cruelty, terror, and betrayal, fighting with her whole heart and soul to protect the only world she has ever known
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 581 pages
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2014 by Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Random House UK."--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9780062227096
- Label
- The country of Ice Cream Star
- Title
- The country of Ice Cream Star
- Statement of responsibility
- Sandra Newman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the aftermath of a devastating plague, a fearless young heroine embarks on a dangerous and surprising journey to save her world in this dystopian thriller, told in bold and fierce language. In the ruins of a future America, fifteen-year-old Ice Cream Star and her nomadic tribe live off of the detritus of a crumbled civilization. Theirs is a world of children; before reaching the age of twenty, they all die of a mysterious disease they call Posies-- a plague that has killed for generations. There is no medicine, no treatment; only the mysterious rumor of a cure. When her brother begins showing signs of the disease, Ice Cream Star sets off on a bold journey to find this cure. Led by a stranger, a captured prisoner named Pasha who becomes her devoted protector and friend, Ice Cream Star plunges into the unknown, risking her freedom and ultimately her life. Traveling hundreds of miles across treacherous, unfamiliar territory, she will experience love, heartbreak, cruelty, terror, and betrayal, fighting with her whole heart and soul to protect the only world she has ever known
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- Title
- The country of Ice Cream Star
- Summary
- Enduring a nomadic existence in the aftermath of a disease that kills all humans once they reach the age of 20, 15-year-old Ice Cream Star risks her freedom and life to travel dangerous territory in search of a cure
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2015.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10395830
- Cataloging source
- TXN
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3614.E66
- LC item number
- C68 2015
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Target audience
- adult
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/titleStatement
- Sandra Newman
- Label
- The country of Ice Cream Star, Sandra Newman
- Note
- "Originally published in Great Britain in 2014 by Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Random House UK."--Title page verso
- Control code
- ocn902807705
- http://library.link/vocab/cover_art
- http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=EBSDVR53400&Password=CC19341&Return=1&Type=M&Value=9780062227096&erroroverride=1
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- http://library.link/vocab/discovery_link
- {'DOVER': 'https://librarycatalog.dover.nh.gov/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=186360'}
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 581 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062227096
- Lccn
- 2015003010
- System control number
- (OCoLC)902807705
Subject
- Dystopian fiction
- Science fiction
- Survival -- Fiction.
- Adult books for young adults
- Adulthood
- African Americans
- Apocalyptic fiction
- Brothers and sisters
- Epidemics
- Literary fiction
- Plague -- Treatment
- Post-apocalypse
- Power (Social sciences)
- Science fiction
- Survival
- Teenage girls
- Voyages and travels
Genre
- Dystopian fiction
- Fiction.
- Science fiction
- Adult books for young adults
- Apocalyptic fiction
- Literary fiction
- Science fiction
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Awards of The country of Ice Cream Star, Sandra Newman- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice: Adult Books for Young Adults, 2015.
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