The Taking of Jake Livingston
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By Douglass, Ryan
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A New York Times bestseller Get Out meets Holly Jackson in this YA social thriller where survival is not guaranteed. Sixteen-year-old Jake Livingston sees dead people everywhere. But he can't decide what's worse: being a medium forced to watch the dead play out their last moments... on a loop or being at the mercy of racist teachers as one of the few Black students at St Clair Prep. Both are a living nightmare he wishes he could wake up from. But things at St Clair start looking up with the arrival of another Black student - the handsome Allister - and for the first time, romance is on the horizon for Jake. Unfortunately, life as a medium is getting worse. Though most ghosts are harmless, Sawyer Doon wants much more from Jake. In life, Sawyer was a troubled teen who shot and killed six kids at a local high school before taking his own life. Now he's a powerful, vengeful ghost and he has plans for Jake. High school has become a different kind of survival game - one Jake is not sure he can win.
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ISBN |
9781839132506 |
Released NZ |
4 May 2022 |
Publisher |
Andersen Press Ltd |
Format |
Paperback |
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Availability |
394 In stock at supplier; delivery usually 20-30 working days due to covid19 delays
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Interest Age |
13+ years |
Reading Age |
13+ years |
Library of Congress |
African American teenage boys - Fiction, African American gays - Fiction |
NBS Text |
Young Adult Fiction |
ONIX Text |
Young adult |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
NZ Review |
This book is absolutely incredible, chilling, and a must-read * Buzzfeed * Crucial social commentary and insight into the ways discrimination can isolate and depress young adults. Lush and emotive prose chronicles Jake's journey... Spooky, atmospheric, and layered * Kirkus * An exceptional blend of genres - horror, mystery, thriller and contemporary... An extraordinarily crafted exploration of agency during Black gay teenhood * Shelf Awareness, starred review * Fast-paced... a satisfying addition to the supernatural horror section. * Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books * |
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Author's Bio
Ryan Douglass was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, where he currently resides, cooking pasta and playing records. He enjoys wooden-wick candles, falling asleep on airplanes, and advocating for stronger media representation for queer Black people.
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