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On the edge of gone by Corinne Duyvis
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On the edge of gone (edition 2016)

by Corinne Duyvis

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A thrilling, thought-provoking novel from one of young-adult literatureâ??s boldest new talents. January 29, 2035. Thatâ??s the day the comet is scheduled to hitâ??the big one. Denise and her mother and sister, Iris, have been assigned to a temporary shelter outside their hometown of Amsterdam to wait out the blast, but Iris is nowhere to be found, and at the rate Deniseâ??s drug-addicted mother is going, theyâ??ll never reach the shelter in time. A last-minute meeting leads them to something better than a temporary shelterâ??a generation ship, scheduled to leave Earth behind to colonize new worlds after the comet hits. But everyone on the ship has been chosen because of their usefulness. Denise is autistic and fears that sheâ??ll never be allowed to stay. Can she obtain a spot before the ship takes flight? What about her mother and sister? When the future of the human race is at stake, whose li… (more)

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Title:On the edge of gone
Authors:Corinne Duyvis
Info:New York : Amulet Books, 2016.
Collections:Your library
Rating:***1/2
Tags:sf, ya

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On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis

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This book was exciting and sad and felt real despite being about the aftermath of a comet hitting the earth. While I do recognize how other reviewers felt the diversity boxes just kept getting checked off, the reality is that the author did a beautiful job of pulling the story together and making those exact details a part of the overall experience. ( )
  mslibrarynerd | Jan 13, 2024 |
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  freixas | Mar 31, 2023 |
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  Mrs_Tapsell_Bookzone | Feb 14, 2023 |
I had to stop reading this one at less than a third in, because I was bored with the plot and it didn't seem to be getting better. It's well-written otherwise. But I've read three other novels with autistic protagonists that I enjoyed far more. ( )
  terriaminute | Dec 4, 2022 |
3 -3.5 star rating.

I wanted to love this more. I really enjoyed the first half, it has a sense of urgency which is very fitting for the apocalyptic setting, and it's great at building anxiety in the reader which was a hell of a lot of fun to experience while reading this kind of book. Unfortunately the second half was a bit of a let down (though I did appreciate where it was trying to go), but I really liked the autism & trans rep. ( )
  angelgay | Jul 1, 2020 |
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TO MOM:
I COULD FILL A BOOK WITH ALL MY REASONS FOR THANKING YOU.
IN A WAY, I SUPPOSE I JUST DID.
LOVE YOU.
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The first time my future vanished was July 19, 2034.
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Science Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:

A thrilling, thought-provoking novel from one of young-adult literatureâ??s boldest new talents. January 29, 2035. Thatâ??s the day the comet is scheduled to hitâ??the big one. Denise and her mother and sister, Iris, have been assigned to a temporary shelter outside their hometown of Amsterdam to wait out the blast, but Iris is nowhere to be found, and at the rate Deniseâ??s drug-addicted mother is going, theyâ??ll never reach the shelter in time. A last-minute meeting leads them to something better than a temporary shelterâ??a generation ship, scheduled to leave Earth behind to colonize new worlds after the comet hits. But everyone on the ship has been chosen because of their usefulness. Denise is autistic and fears that sheâ??ll never be allowed to stay. Can she obtain a spot before the ship takes flight? What about her mother and sister? When the future of the human race is at stake, whose li

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