Título: Don't Breathe a Word
Autor: Jordyn Taylor
Sinopse: "A fast-paced, exhilarating story about a boarding school shrouded in secrecy and the girl who will do anything to right the institution's wrongs." —Jessica Goodman, Indiebound bestselling author of They Wish They Were Us
Critically acclaimed author Jordyn Taylor weaves an addictive thriller perfect for fans of Truly Devious.
Eva has never felt like she belonged . . . not in her own family or with her friends in New York City, and certainly not at a fancy boarding school like Hardwick Preparatory Academy. So, when she is invited to join the Fives, an elite secret society, she jumps at the opportunity to finally be a part of something.
But what if the Fives are about more than just having the best parties and receiving special privileges from the school? What if they are also responsible for keeping some of Hardwick’s biggest secrets buried?
1962:
There is only one reason why Connie would volunteer to be one of the six students to participate in testing Hardwick’s nuclear fallout shelter: Craig Allenby. While the thought of nuclear war sends her into a panic, she can’t pass up the opportunity to spend four days locked in with the school’s golden boy.
However, Connie and the other students quickly discover that there is more to this “test” than they previously thought. As they are forced to follow an escalating series of commands, Connie realizes that one wrong move could have dangerous consequences.
Separated by sixty years, Eva and Connie’s stories become inextricably intertwined as Eva unravels the mystery of how six students went into the fallout shelter all those years ago . . . but only five came out.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Don’t Breathe a Word”, de Jordyn Taylor, publicado pela editora HarperTeen, em 2023 e com 368 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: HarperTeen
Páginas: 368
Ano: 2023-01-17
Edição: Reprint
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0063038897
ISBN13: 9780063038899
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora HarperTeen costumam transportar o leitor para mundos onde o fantástico e o real se entrelaçam, alternando entre universos mágicos e dramas adolescentes intensos. Muitas histórias exploram conflitos pessoais profundos, como lutas internas, segredos sombrios e relacionamentos complexos, frequentemente ambientados em cenários contemporâneos ou fantásticos, como reinos divididos por magia ou cidades onde o sobrenatural se infiltra na rotina. O ritmo varia entre narrativas cheias de tensão e suspense e outras que privilegiam o desenvolvimento emocional, com personagens jovens enfrentando escolhas difíceis e dilemas morais, em tons que vão do sombrio ao romântico.
