Book
Dead happy / Josh Silver.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593812068 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0593812069 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780593812099 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0593812093 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0593812077
- ISBN: 9780593812075
- Physical Description: 404 pages ; 22 cm cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in paperback in the United Kingdom by Rock the Boat, an imprint of Oneworld Publications, London, in 2024." |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 12 and up. Delacorte Press. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Mental health > Fiction. Contests > Fiction. Survival > Fiction. Conspiracies > Fiction. LGBTQ+ people > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Dystopian fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2025 February
Copyright 2025 School Library Journal.Gr 9 Upâ This second and final book in the "HappyHead" duology picks up right where its predecessor left off. After a failed attempt to escape with his love interest, Finn, and a tumultuous voyage on a sinking ship, Seb and the remaining nine HappyHead participants find themselves on the island of Elmhallow. As the next part of their journey to happiness, they must complete trials in order to accumulate bloodstones. The couple that obtains the most will be declared the winner. But what is the prize? And where is Finn? After settling into Elmhallow, Seb starts seeing signs indicating that Finn is nearby. Now not only does Seb need to successfully complete the trials while convincing everyone else he is falling in love with his assigned partner, Eleanor, but he also has to find Finn if they want to have any chance of escaping. Silver wraps up his duology in a way that is both satisfying and contemplative. This book is everything thatHappyHead was and more. The stakes are higher. The challenges are more intense. The characters are more complex. And this time around, the romance between Seb and Finn is fully fleshed out and integral to the story.VERDICT Considering this series' fresh take on dystopian fiction with themes of mental health and eugenics, it is a must-have for library collections worthy of its place next to Lois Lowry'sThe Giver and Suzanne Collins'sThe Hunger Games .âZach Basler