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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House
Publication date
January 3, 2017
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780451483980
ISBN-10
0451483987
Original list price
$40.00
Other format details
audio
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: An unforgettable cast of characters is unleashed into a realm known for its crueltyâthe American high schoolâin this captivating debut novel.
The wealthy enclaves north of San Francisco are not the paradise they appear to be, and nobody knows this better than the students of a local high school. Despite being raised with all the opportunities money can buy, these vulnerable kids are navigating a treacherous adolescence in which every action, every rumor, every feeling, is potentially postable, shareable, viral.
Lindsey Lee Johnsonâs kaleidoscopic narrative exposes at every turn the real human beings beneath the high school stereotypes. Abigail Cress is ticking off the boxes toward the Ivy League when she makes the first impulsive decision of her life: entering into an inappropriate relationship with a teacher. Dave Chu, who knows himself at heart to be a typical B student, takes desperate measures to live up to his parentsâ crushing expectations. Emma Fleed, a gifted dancer, balances rigorous rehearsals with wild weekends. Damon Flintov returns from a stint at rehab looking to prove that heâs not an irredeemable screwup. And Calista Broderick, once part of the popular crowd, chooses, for reasons of her own, to become a hippie outcast.
Into this complicated web, an idealistic young English teacher arrives from a poorer, scruffier part of California. Molly Nicoll strives to connect with her studentsâwithout understanding the middle school tragedy that played out online and has continued to reverberate in different ways for all of them.
Written with the rare talent capable of turning teenage drama into urgent, adult fiction, The Most Dangerous Place on Earth makes vivid a modern adolescence lived in the gleam of the virtual, but rich with sorrow, passion, and humanity.
Praise for The Most Dangerous Place on Earth
âAlarming, compelling . . . Hereâs high school life in all its madness.ââThe New York Times
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âUnputdownable.ââElle
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âImpossibly funny and achingly sad . . . [Lindsey Lee] Johnson cracks open adolescent angst with adult sensibility and sensitivity.ââSan Francisco Chronicle
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â[A] piercing debut . . . Johnson proves herself a master of the coming-of-age story.ââThe Boston Globe
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âEntrancing . . . Johnsonâs novel possesses a propulsive quality. . . . Hard to put down.ââChicago Tribune
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âReaders may find themselves so swept up in this enthralling novel that they finish it in a single sitting.ââPublishers Weekly (starred review)
The wealthy enclaves north of San Francisco are not the paradise they appear to be, and nobody knows this better than the students of a local high school. Despite being raised with all the opportunities money can buy, these vulnerable kids are navigating a treacherous adolescence in which every action, every rumor, every feeling, is potentially postable, shareable, viral.
Lindsey Lee Johnsonâs kaleidoscopic narrative exposes at every turn the real human beings beneath the high school stereotypes. Abigail Cress is ticking off the boxes toward the Ivy League when she makes the first impulsive decision of her life: entering into an inappropriate relationship with a teacher. Dave Chu, who knows himself at heart to be a typical B student, takes desperate measures to live up to his parentsâ crushing expectations. Emma Fleed, a gifted dancer, balances rigorous rehearsals with wild weekends. Damon Flintov returns from a stint at rehab looking to prove that heâs not an irredeemable screwup. And Calista Broderick, once part of the popular crowd, chooses, for reasons of her own, to become a hippie outcast.
Into this complicated web, an idealistic young English teacher arrives from a poorer, scruffier part of California. Molly Nicoll strives to connect with her studentsâwithout understanding the middle school tragedy that played out online and has continued to reverberate in different ways for all of them.
Written with the rare talent capable of turning teenage drama into urgent, adult fiction, The Most Dangerous Place on Earth makes vivid a modern adolescence lived in the gleam of the virtual, but rich with sorrow, passion, and humanity.
Praise for The Most Dangerous Place on Earth
âAlarming, compelling . . . Hereâs high school life in all its madness.ââThe New York Times
Â
âUnputdownable.ââElle
Â
âImpossibly funny and achingly sad . . . [Lindsey Lee] Johnson cracks open adolescent angst with adult sensibility and sensitivity.ââSan Francisco Chronicle
Â
â[A] piercing debut . . . Johnson proves herself a master of the coming-of-age story.ââThe Boston Globe
Â
âEntrancing . . . Johnsonâs novel possesses a propulsive quality. . . . Hard to put down.ââChicago Tribune
Â
âReaders may find themselves so swept up in this enthralling novel that they finish it in a single sitting.ââPublishers Weekly (starred review)
Editions
Hardcover
from Random House Inc (January 3, 2017)
9780812997279 | details & prices | 304 pages | List price $27.00
CD/Spoken Word
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Unabridged edition from Random House (January 3, 2017)
9780451483980 | details & prices | List price $40.00
About: An unforgettable cast of characters is unleashed into a realm known for its crueltyâthe American high schoolâin this captivating debut novel.
About: An unforgettable cast of characters is unleashed into a realm known for its crueltyâthe American high schoolâin this captivating debut novel.
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