
Love Is the Drug
Author: Alaya Dawn Johnson
Narrator: Simone Missick
Unabridged: 13 hr 17 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books
Published: 09/30/2014
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Science Fiction, Social Themes

Author: Alaya Dawn Johnson
Narrator: Simone Missick
Unabridged: 13 hr 17 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books
Published: 09/30/2014
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Science Fiction, Social Themes
Alaya Dawn Johnson is the author of six novels for adults and young adults. Her novel The Summer Prince was longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Her most recent, Love Is the Drug, won the Andre Norton Award. Her short stories have appeared in many magazines and anthologies, including Asimov's, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Interzone, Subterranean, Zombies vs. Unicorns, and Welcome to Bordertown. In addition to the Norton, she has won the Cybils and Nebula Awards and been nominated for the Indies Choice Award and Locus Award. She lives in Mexico City.
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Praise for The Summer Prince
*"Like leaping into cold water on a hot day, this original dystopian novel takes the breath away, refreshes, challenges, and leaves the reader shivering but yearning for another plunge." -- Booklist, starred review
*"With its complicated history, founding myth, and political structure, Palmares Tres is compelling, as is the triple bond between June, Enki, and Gil as they challenge their world's injustices." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
*"An art project, a rebellion and a sacrifice make up this nuanced, original cyberpunk adventure.... Luminous." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Longlisted for the National Book Award
A Kirkus Best Book of the Year