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Margaret K. McElderry Books, June 2011
Hardcover, 464 pages
ISBN-10: 1442429984
ISBN-13: 9781442429987
Grades: 9 and up
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Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That's fine by her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when a monster sandstorm arrives, along with four cloaked horsemen, Saba's world is shattered. Lugh is captured, and Saba embarks on an epic quest to get him back.
Suddenly thrown into the lawless, ugly reality of the world outside of desolate Silverlake, Saba is lost without Lugh to guide her. So perhaps the most surprising thing of all is what Saba learns about herself: she's a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent. And she has the power to take down a corrupt society from the inside. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack and a gang of girl revolutionaries called the Free Hawks, Saba stages a showdown that will change the course of her own civilization.
Blood Red Road has a searing pace, a poetically minimal writing style, violent action, and an epic love story. Moira Young is one of the most promising and startling new voices in teen fiction.
Suddenly thrown into the lawless, ugly reality of the world outside of desolate Silverlake, Saba is lost without Lugh to guide her. So perhaps the most surprising thing of all is what Saba learns about herself: she's a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent. And she has the power to take down a corrupt society from the inside. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack and a gang of girl revolutionaries called the Free Hawks, Saba stages a showdown that will change the course of her own civilization.
Blood Red Road has a searing pace, a poetically minimal writing style, violent action, and an epic love story. Moira Young is one of the most promising and startling new voices in teen fiction.
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*"Young's powerful debut, first in the Dustlands series, is elevated above its now familiar postapocalyptic setting by an intriguing prose style and strong narrative voice that show a distinct Cormac McCarthy vibe. It's a natural for Hunger Games fans."
-- Publishers Weekly *STAR
“Blood Red Road will capture any reader who picks it up. I love everything about Saba - her language, her intensity, her heart. Everyone should read her story.”
-- James Dashner, author of The Maze Runner
“I absolutely loved Blood Red Road. What a great read! Moira Young goes over the top with a most engaging heroine. Saba is a crusty, foul-tempered warrior woman who must be covered in scar tissue by the end of the book, but men still follow her around like starving wolves. The dialogue is fast and often humorous, the pace never lets up. No situation is so bad that it can't get worse in the next couple of pages. I especially liked the awakening of the hellwurms as they emerge to feed. Well done, Ms. Young!”
-- Nancy Farmer, author of The House of the Scorpion
“Better than The Hunger Games. . . . This book will blow you away.”
-- MTV’s Hollywood Crush blog
“Is it any surprise that Ridley Scott swiftly optioned the book?”
-- New York Times Book Review
“Blood Red Road is an eerie and adventurous dystopian fantasy on par with Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games and Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker.”
-- LA Times
Guardian.co.uk, January 6, 2012
...Ann Duffy's poetry collection The Bees (also on the TS Eliot shortlist), and debut children's writer Moira Young's Blood Red Road . The 24th is also the 150th anniversary of Edith Wharton 's birth, in danger of being overlooked amid Dickens ...
Kitchener Record, January 6, 2012
...Loading... TORONTO — Canadian-born author Moira Young has won a British book prize for her debut novel, Blood Red Road. The New Westminster, B.C.-born writer has been honoured with a Costa Book Award for ...
Bath Chronicle, January 5, 2012
...A singer-turned-writer from Bath has won a prestigious literary prize for her first novel. Onetime Bath Chronicle PA Moira Young scooped the Costa Children's Book Award for Blood Red Road, set in a lawless future where a young girl searches ...
Guardian.co.uk, January 5, 2012
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Telegraph, January 4, 2012
...won the Costa Poetry Award for The Bees, her first collection since being appointed Poet Laureate in 2009. Moira Young won the Childrens Book Award for Blood Red Road, a post-apocalyptic thriller for teenagers. Ridley Scott has optioned the ...
Christian Science Monitor, January 4, 2012
...was inspired to write by his friend Robert Frost and who was later killed in World War I. Moira Young, the winner of the Children’s Book prize, had written her first novel with “Blood Red Road,” the story of a girl who tries to track ...
CBC, January 4, 2012
...Moira Young is author of Blood Red Road. (Doubleday))A Canadian-born writer has won Britain’s Costa Book Award for children’s literature for her debut novel, Blood Red Road. Originally ...
Metronews, January 4, 2012
...TORONTO - Canadian-born author Moira Young has won a British book prize for her debut novel, "Blood Red Road." The New Westminster, B.C.-born writer has been honoured with a Costa Book Award ...
Lethbridge Herald, January 4, 2012
...TORONTO - Canadian-born author Moira Young has won a British book prize for her debut novel, "Blood Red Road." The New Westminster, B.C.-born writer has been honoured with a Costa Book Award ...
CBC Ottawa, January 4, 2012
...Moira Young is author of Blood Red Road. (Doubleday)) Originally from New Westminster, B.C., Moira Young started out 25 years ago as an actress and dancer, then retrained as an ...
London Wired, January 4, 2012
...Andrew Miller, from Witham Friary, and debut children's writer, Moira Young, from Bath, were winners of the 2011 Costa Novel Award and Costa Children's Book Award 2011 respectively. Ms Young, a former opera singer and actress, said: "To ...
London Wired, January 4, 2012
...disbelief after winning Costa awards for their novels. Andrew Miller, from Witham Friary, and debut children's writer, Moira Young, from Bath, were winners of the 2011 Costa Novel Award and Costa Children's Book Award 2011 respectively. Ms ...
BBC, January 4, 2012
...disbelief after winning Costa awards for their novels. Andrew Miller, from Witham Friary, and debut children's writer, Moira Young, from Bath, were winners of the 2011 Costa Novel Award and Costa Children's Book Award 2011 respectively. Ms ...
MENAFN, January 4, 2012
...Away; Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy wins the 2011 Costa Poetry Award for her collection The Bees; and Moira Young, a former opera singer, wins the 2011 Costa Children's Book Award for Blood Red Road, which is currently being adapted for film ...
London Evening Standard, January 4, 2012
...the Costa Poetry Award for The Bees, her first collection since 2009 when she was appointed Poet Laureate. Moira Young won the Children's Book Award for her post-apocalyptic thriller for teenagers, Blood Red Road. The film rights for the ...
Telegraph, January 4, 2012
...won the Costa Poetry Award for The Bees, her first collection since being appointed Poet Laureate in 2009. Moira Young won the Childrens Book Award for Blood Red Road, a post-apocalyptic thriller for teenagers. Ridley Scott has optioned the ...
Bookseller, January 4, 2012
...Far Away (Quercus), which is set in the Niger Delta. Former opera singer and debut children's writer, Moira Young, has won the Costa Children's Book Award for Blood Red Road (Marion Lloyd Books). The category prize winners each win £5,000, ...
Bath Chronicle, January 4, 2012
...A singer-turned-writer from Bath has won a prestigious literary prize for her first novel. Onetime Bath Chronicle PA Moira Young scooped the Costa Children's Book Award for Blood Red Road, set in a lawless future where a young girl searches ...
Huffington Post UK, January 4, 2012
...collection 'The Bees' impressed judges React Read more 2011 Costa Book Awards , Andrew Miller , Christie Watson , Matthew Hollis , Moira Young , Award-Winning Books , Carol Ann Duffy , Uk Books , UK Culture News share this ...
Huffington Post UK, January 4, 2012
...collection 'The Bees' impressed judges React Read more 2011 Costa Book Awards , Andrew Miller , Christie Watson , Matthew Hollis , Moira Young , Award-Winning Books , Carol Ann Duffy , Uk Books , UK Culture News share this ...
Mail Online UK, January 3, 2012
...other category winners include acclaimed writer Andrew Miller, who scooped best novel for Pure, and former opera singer Moira Young's futuristic thriller, Blood Red Road, which took out the children's category. The winner will be announced ...
The Independent, January 3, 2012
...Moira Young, who was turned down by Glyndebourne and who has tried her hand at acting, comedy, dancing and teaching, said she "shrieked and had to sit down" after hearing that ...
Irish Times, January 3, 2012
...the poetry award for her collection The Bees , while the prize for a book for children went to Blood Red Road by Moira Young. All five winners will now be considered for the Costa Book of the Year, for which Hollis seems the strongest ...
The Scotsman, January 3, 2012
...A FORMER West End chorus girl has won a prestigious literary prize for her first novel. Moira Young scooped the Costa Children’s Book Award for Blood Red Road, set in a lawless future where a young girl searches for her twin brother, who ...
London Wired, January 3, 2012
...an author who we all feel deserves a wider readership". Former opera singer and debut children's writer, Moira Young, won the children's book award for Blood Red Road. Her thriller sees heroine Saba embark on a quest to save her twin brother ...
BusinessWeek, January 3, 2012
...Among other Costas, Christie Watson, a nurse, captured the First Novel Award with “Tiny Sunbirds Far Away” (Quercus). Moira Young won the Children’s Book Award for “Blood Red Road” (Marion Lloyd). --Editors: Mark Beech, Farah ...
Booktrade - Book2Book, January 3, 2012
...first collection since being appointed Poet Laureate in 2009 · Former opera singer and debut children's writer, Moira Young, who wins the Costa Children's Book Award for Blood Red Road, currently being adapted for film by Scott Free, Ridley ...
Yahoo!Xtra, January 3, 2012
...Away" about a Nigerian family forced to leave a comfortable urban life for poverty in the countryside.And Moira Young won the children's book category for her first novel "Blood Red Road" set in a lawless future land where Saba sets out to ...
Manchester Wired, January 3, 2012
...an author who we all feel deserves a wider readership". Former opera singer and debut children's writer, Moira Young, won the children's book award for Blood Red Road. Her thriller sees heroine Saba embark on a quest to save her twin brother ...
Telegraph, January 3, 2012
...won the Costa Poetry Award for The Bees, her first collection since being appointed Poet Laureate in 2009. Moira Young won the Childrens Book Award for Blood Red Road, a post-apocalyptic thriller for teenagers. Ridley Scott has optioned the ...
Yahoo! Singapore, January 3, 2012
...Away" about a Nigerian family forced to leave a comfortable urban life for poverty in the countryside. And Moira Young won the children's book category for her first novel "Blood Red Road" set in a lawless future land where Saba sets out to ...
BBC, January 3, 2012
...an author who we all feel deserves a wider readership". Former opera singer and debut children's writer, Moira Young, won the children's book award for Blood Red Road. Her thriller sees heroine Saba embark on a quest to save her twin brother ...
Guardian.co.uk, January 3, 2012
...captured twin brother has won the children's category of the Costa book awards Read an extract from Blood Red Road A first novel by a former opera singer has won the Costa children's book award and is now in the running for the Costa book ...
Guardian.co.uk, January 3, 2012
...A version appeared on p11 of the Main section section of the Guardian on Wednesday 4 January 2012. Moira Young, who has won the Costa children's book prize for Blood Red Road. A former chorus girl has been named one of the 2011 Costa book ...
Examiner.com, January 2, 2012
...the first installments of these books in 2011, now is the time to get started! I boldly called Blood Red Road by Moira Young "better than The Hunger Games" -- but even fans who disagree with that statement, admit that this debut novel was ...
Bradenton Herald, December 18, 2011
...to Suzanne Collins’ “Hunger Games” trilogy? Then Central Library’s Young Adult librarian is betting you might enjoy “Blood Red Road” by Moira Young, the first book in a projected series called “Dustlands.” Set in a dystopian ...
Scottish Daily Express, December 2, 2011
...run off with a man from her support group is funny, moving and utterly believable. The writing in BLOOD RED ROAD (Marion Lloyd Books, £7.99) is so assured that it’s astonishing to find that this is Moira Young’s first novel. Set in a ...
Telegraph, November 30, 2011
...Blood Red Road, a debut novel from Moira Young, is a gripping and imaginative thriller and has been nominated for a Costa Book Award. It's no surprise that Ridley Scott ...
Bootle Times, November 24, 2011
...The Unforgotten Coat is up against Flip by Martyn Bedford, Small Change for Stuart by Lissa Evans, and Blood Red Road by Moira Young. The Costa Book Awards recognise the most enjoyable books in five categories – First Novel, Novel, ...
Guardian.co.uk, November 15, 2011
...Coat; Lissa Evans for Small Change, and the third unrelated Young on the list in the shape of Moira Young for Blood Red Road. Judges will name each category winner on 4 January, with the overall Costa book of the year announced on 24 ...
Los Angeles Times, June 11, 2011
...Moira Young's novel is an eerie and adventurous dystopian fantasy on par with Suzanne Collins' 'The Hunger Games.' McElderry Books: 459 pp., $17.99, ages 14 and up Eighteen-year-old Saba ...
Regina Leader-Post, June 8, 2011
...bodyguards called the Tontons. Not much is known about the time before. This is the world created by Moira Young in her new young adult novel, Blood Red Road, which was published Tuesday. Earth may not have ended this past May 21, as a ...
National Post, June 8, 2011
...bodyguards called the Tontons. Not much is known about the time before. This is the world created by Moira Young in her new Young Adult novel, Blood Red Road , which was published Tuesday. Earth may not have ended this past May 21, as a ...
New York Times, June 3, 2011
...How many times can the world come to an end? For Saba, the fatalistic 18-year-old heroine of Blood Red Road, quite a few. She lives long after Earths last major civilization, the Wreckers, went extinct. Her mother died nine years earlier, ...
Hollywood Reporter, May 12, 2011
...strong female lead roles feature heavily on the company’s development roster. Marshall said a young adult novel, Blood Red Road, has particularly caught the eye of Ridley Scott. Set in a post-apocalyptic world and due to be published in ...
