Donor 23

A new Young Adult Dystopian Thriller- WINNER of the BRONZE MEDAL in YA Science Fiction by Readers' Favorite Book Contest; RUNNER UP in YA Fiction by the LONDON BOOK FESTIVAL; BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL by The Los Angeles Book Festival; Awarded HONORABLE MENTION at San Francisco Book Festival; Awarded FIVE STARS by The San Francisco Book Review. View the video trailer on YOU TUBE! Seventeen-year-old Joan, a gifted athlete, is the personal donor of the absolute elite of the elite, the pampered daughter of the ruling Governor. She has been ingrained by the harsh rules of the System her whole life, following the System willinglyyet she still harbors one last glimmer of inner freedom. Whatever dreams Joan may have come to a crashing halt when she learns her next donation will be her last. The Governors daughter wants the foremost cause of Joans superior athleticism: her heart. No pleas or bargains can be made. Alone, Joan must flee and become one of the hunted, a small and as far as she knows completely dead minority. In a fight for her life, she must evade capture by a ruthless security force and find safety outside the nations walls. This distant horizon is a complete unknown, spoken about only in whispers. The trials of facing these dangers not only awaken her long suppressed sense of self, but they provoke even greater challenges. For Joan, physical trials are second nature and if anyone can escape and survive outside the nations walls, she can. But can she leave her family, her hope for love and her fellow donors behind? "Seventeen-year-old Joan, a gifted athlete, is the personal donor of the absolute elite of the elite, the pampered daughter of the ruling Governor. In a nation called the Alliance, she has been ingrained by the harsh rules of its forced organ donor system her whole life. Whatever dreams Joan may have come to a crashing halt when she learns her next donation will be her last: her heart. No pleas or bargains can be made. Alone, Joan must flee and become one of the hunted, a small and, as far as she knows, completely dead minority. In a fight for her life, she must evade capture by a ruthless security force and find safety outside the nation's walls. This distant horizon is a complete unknown, spoken about only in whispers. The trials of facing these dangers not only awaken her long suppressed sense of self, but they provoke even greater challenges. For Joan, physical trials are second nature and if anyone can escape and survive outside the nation's walls, she can. But can she leave her family, her hope for love and her fellow donors behind?"--Back cover