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Afterworlds

Westerfeld, Scott (Author).

Summary: In alternating chapters, eighteen-year-old Darcy Patel navigates the New York City publishing world and Lizzie, the heroine of Darcy's novel, slips into the "Afterworld" to survive a terrorist attack and becomes a spirit guide, as both face many challenges and both fall in love.

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  • ISBN: 1481422340 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781481422345 (hbk.)
  • Physical Description: 599 pages ; 24 cm
    print
  • Edition: First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon Pulse, 2014.
Subject: Lesbians Fiction
East Indian Americans Fiction
Dead Fiction
Future life Fiction
Authorship Fiction
Genre: Ghost stories.

  • Baker & Taylor
    In alternating chapters, eighteen-year-old Darcy Patel navigates the New York City publishing world and Lizzie, the heroine of Darcy's novel, slips into the "Afterworld" to survive a terrorist attack and becomes a spirit guide, as both face many challenges and both fall in love.
  • Baker & Taylor
    In alternating chapters, Darcy Patel navigates the publishing world and Lizzie, the heroine of Darcy's novel, slips into the "Afterworld" to survive a terrorist attack and becomes a spirit guide, as both face many challenges.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Postponing college to visit New York in the hope of publishing her novel, Darcy Patel meets seasoned and fledgling writers who help her navigate the city and publishing industry throughout a year marked by writing and romance, while woven through her personal story is her suspenseful thriller novel about a teen who slips into the "Afterworld" to survive a terrorist attack.
  • Simon and Schuster
    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld comes a smart, thought-provoking novel-within-a-novel that you won't be able to put down.

    Darcy Patel has put college on hold to publish her teen novel, Afterworlds. With a contract in hand, she arrives in New York City with no apartment, no friends, and all the wrong clothes. But lucky for Darcy, she's taken under the wings of other seasoned and fledgling writers who help her navigate the city and the world of writing and publishing. Over the course of a year, Darcy finishes her book, faces critique, and falls in love.

    Woven into Darcy's personal story is her novel, Afterworlds, a suspenseful thriller about a teen who slips into the 'Afterworld' to survive a terrorist attack. The Afterworld is a place between the living and the dead, and where many unsolved'and terrifying'stories need to be reconciled. Like Darcy, Lizzie too falls in love'until a new threat resurfaces, and her special gifts may not be enough to protect those she cares about most.
  • Simon and Schuster
    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld comes a smart, thought-provoking novel-within-a-novel that you won't be able to put down.

    Darcy Patel has put college on hold to publish her teen novel, Afterworlds. With a contract in hand, she arrives in New York City with no apartment, no friends, and all the wrong clothes. But lucky for Darcy, she's taken under the wings of other seasoned and fledgling writers who help her navigate the city and the world of writing and publishing. Over the course of a year, Darcy finishes her book, faces critique, and falls in love.

    Woven into Darcy's personal story is her novel, Afterworlds, a suspenseful thriller about a teen who slips into the 'Afterworld' to survive a terrorist attack. The Afterworld is a place between the living and the dead, and where many unsolved'and terrifying'stories need to be reconciled. Like Darcy, Lizzie too falls in love'until a new threat resurfaces, and her special gifts may not be enough to protect those she cares about most.

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