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In this thrilling debut from author yvonne ventresca, lil must find a way to survive not only the outbreak and its reallife consequences, but also her own personal demons. May 15, 2015 yvonne ventresca is the author of pandemic sky pony press, 2014, a young adult novel about an emotionally traumatized teenager struggling to survive a deadly bird flu outbreak. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading pandemic. Books written by young adult author yvonne ventresca, including the award winning ya novels pandemic and black flowers, white lies. I asked pandemic author, yvonne ventresca, to stop by and share some contagious facts about her book. Yvonnes other work includes two nonfiction books and several short stories selected for anthologies such as hero lost. Buy the paperback book pandemic by yvonne ventresca at indigo. Her prepandemic sex assault story is deftly woven together with the various other threads. Contemporary fiction for teens ages to 17 is growing in popularity, and parents, teachers, and librarians will find that pandemic is a solid addition to. Oct 9, 2019 images related to the awardwinning ya novel, pandemic, by yvonne ventresca. The blitz will run daily from may11th through may 15th.
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In her riveting debut young adult novel pandemic sky pony press 2014, yvonne ventresca tells the story of lilianna, a traumatized teenager struggling to survive a bird flu pandemic. Pandemic by yvonne ventresca pdf download pdf epub ebook. Facebook page for yvonne ventresca, awardwinning ya author. Read pandemic by yvonne ventresca available from rakuten kobo. Book blitz giveaway pandemic by yvonne ventresca a. We are so excited to be celebrating one year of publication for yvonne ventrescas pandemic by organizing an exciting book blitz. Yvonne ventresca is a young adult author who likes writing about situations that scare her. Only a few people know what caused her sudden change from model student to the withdrawn. Alone until they can make it back, liliana, a doomsday prepper, stuggles to stay alive while her friends and neighbors are dropping like flies. Pandemic as the world is in the middle of a pandemic due to covid19, i found this book and decided to give it a listen. Only a few people know what caused her sudden change. Besides the fascinating topic of teens dealing with a massive flu epidemicpandemic, lils personal story was of great interest.
She is the author of black flowers, white lies sky pony press, 2016, and pandemic sky pony press, 2014, as well as two nonfiction books. The paperback edition will include bonus materials and a sample chapter from yvonne ventresca s upcoming ya novel, black flowers, white lies. Pandemic by yvonne ventresca 2014, hardcover for sale. She has also written over thirty articles for various print and online. Ventresca has previously published two middle grade nonfiction books with lucent books. In addition to her novels, yvonnes other work includes two nonfiction books and several short stories selected for anthologies, including the previous iwsg anthology, hero lost. Read on for more about yvonne and her book, an guest post. When people begin coming down with a quickspreading illness that doctors are unable to treat, continue. Yvonne ventresca is a middle grade and young adult author. I read a lot of ya books but yvonne ventresca s pandemic is my most recent favorite.
Even under the most normal circumstances, high school can be a painful and confusing time. Today were excited to spotlight black flowers, white lies by yvonne ventresca. Pandemic is a young adult novel about an emotionally traumatized teenager struggling to survive a deadly bird flu outbreak. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Please tell us about your crystalkite winning book. Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear book news, and i always. Yvonne ventresca is the awardwinning author of black flowers, white lies ippy gold medal for national ya fiction and pandemic scbwis crystal kite award. Below is a list of yvonne ventrescas books in order of when they were first published. Ventrescas debut novel will appeal to those who love realistic coming of age stories, romances, or disaster fiction. Yvonne ventresca shares her query letter for pandemic sub it. Pandemic by yvonne ventresca the 2015 scbwi crystal kite winner for the atlantic region. Even under the most normal circumstances, high school can be. In it, lilianas parents are away on business when the outbreak occurs. Even under the most normal circumstances, high school can be a. To say that it was eerie to be reading a book written in 2014 that closely mirrors what is going on in 2020 is an understatement.
Pandemic the 2015 crystal kite interview with yvonne. Buy a cheap copy of pandemic book by yvonne ventresca. Yvonne ventresca yes, in the sense that it portrays what it might be like if there was a flu pandemic tomorrow. The paperback edition will include bonus materials and a sample chapter from yvonne ventrescas upcoming ya. Pandemic by yvonne ventresca, 9781510703902, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Avril lavigne lucent books, 2007 and publishing lucent books, 2005. Months after a scarring incident at school, liliannas life takes an abrupt, downward spiral. She loves a good ghost story and studies isshinryu karate in a haunted dojo. Yvonne provides an inside look at the roles of writers, literary agents, book editors, designers, and sales people in this field. Yvonne ventresca is the awardwinning author of black flowers, white lies ippy gold medal for ya fiction and pandemic scbwis crystal kite award.
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