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Jason Zhou is trying to survive in Taipei, a city plagued by pollution and viruses, but when he discovers the elite are using their wealth to evade the deadly effects, he knows he must do whatever is necessary to fight the corruption and save his city.

Main Author: Pon, Cindy, 1973- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Simon Pulse, 2017.
Edition: First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Pollution > Young adult fiction.
Virus diseases > Young adult fiction.
Survival > Young adult fiction.
Taipei (Taiwan) > Young adult fiction.
Taiwan > Young adult fiction.
Science fiction > Young adult.
Summary: Jason Zhou is trying to survive in Taipei, a city plagued by pollution and viruses, but when he discovers the elite are using their wealth to evade the deadly effects, he knows he must do whatever is necessary to fight the corruption and save his city.
Physical Description: 327 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9781481489225
1481489224
Author Notes: Cindy Pon is the author of Silver Phoenix , which was named one of the Top Ten Fantasy and Science Fiction Books for Youth by Booklist , and one of 2009's Best Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror by VOYA . Serpentine and Sacrifice were both Junior Library Guild selections and received starred reviews from School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews , respectively. She also wrote Want , which is a Freeman Book Award Honorable Mention and Ruse . She is the cofounder of Diversity in YA with Malinda Lo and on the advisory board of We Need Diverse Books. Cindy is also a Chinese brush painting student of over a decade. Learn more about her books and art at CindyPon.com.

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