The book ends on a high note with all the characters, and i really am curious to see where dayna lorentz takes her characters next. The plot and story line is great and the character development and readers ability to identify with the book s characters are very good. On sale may 29, 2012 a biological bomb has just been discovered in the air ducts of a busy suburban mall. The government tried to help but shortly saw that nothing can be done. It is the sequel to the first book no safety in numbers. Dayna lorentz wrote the book no safety in numbers to show that people can change in desperate times. Thank you to everyone who came out, and thanks especially to josie leavitt and everyone at the flying pig for hosting. Pdf no safety in numbers book by dayna lorentz free. No safety in numbers by dayna lorentz is a book you need to stick with. The time in the mall has changed all of our main characters in some fundamental way. A sense of unease begins to grow, and its progressive build allows time for nuanced exploration of the main characters, including the setup of a love triangle among three of them and the violent antics of ryans selfentitled teammates. Even with new rules, assigned jobs, and heightened security, she still needs to get the teen population under control. It is perfect book for anyone who has felt ordinary, plain, or not gifted. The riot is over and the senator trapped inside is determined to end the chaos.
No safety in numbers is a young adult novel by dayna lorentz published in 2012, the first book in a planned series. Nextthe medical teams evacuated and the windows were boarded up just before the virus mutated. It wasnt until the last two chapters that i began to accept that the book would not come to conclusion in the next 100 pages. Dayna lorentz has an mfa in creative writing and literature from bennington college. No safety in numbers book by dayna lorentz 2 available. Lorentzs no safety in numbers mesmerized me with its interesting plot and creative characters. Marco, ryan, shay, and lexi are four teenagers out of the thousands that get stuck inside of the stonecliff community mall when a chemical bomb is found inside of the ventilation system. If you like fiction that could turn into a real event you will want to read no safety in numbers.
The first edition of the novel was published in may 1st 2012, and was written by dayna lorentz. Those who survive will have a difficult time if they are able to leave the mall. No safety in numbers vocabulary flashcards quizlet. The main characters of this young adult, science fiction story are. I found the book to be well written and presenting a modern day potential problem in a manner that most people will rethink the possibility of this threat. Free download or read online no safety in numbers pdf epub book. The government has put the senator in charge of the mall and it has some tough calls to go with it. Sign me up to get more news about young adult books.
It was a great book with a bit of an eerie story, but it does go by at a slower pace. Less so in casting my characters, though, than in how i envisioned scenes and thus tried to get them down onto the page. No safety in numbers is a harrowing look at what can happen under the most desperate of circumstances. Many products and services offer lexile measures for their books and reading materials. The riot is over and the senator trapped inside is. Dayna is the author of the no safety in numbers trilogy and lives in south burlington, vermont. Lorentz kept repeating herself when describing the thoughts of the characters we get it, shay is worried about her grandmother, ryan is. Teens marco, shay, ryan, and lexi form new allies in the quarantined mallas the bodies pile up, the disease mutates, the senators authority is questioned, and it becomes clear theres no one to trust. I might rephrase this to be smoother, but you get the gist i should note that whenever the science didnt suit the purposes of the story, the science lost. Add video add image grill n shake is a fictional restaurant from the book no safety in numbers. No easy way out is the sequel in the no safety in numbers series. To ask other readers questions about no safety in numbers, please sign up.
Nextthe medical teams evacuated and the windows were boarded. No safety in numbers reads like a stand alone novel. This is the conclusion to the no safety in numbers trilogy. No safety in numbers is a tense story, building the action day by day as life in the mall heats up. No easy way out is about a bunch of people trapped in a mall with a deadly flu virus. No safety in numbers had me staying up till the wee hours of the morning to finish. We are working with the hundreds of companies that partner with us to transition them to the more precise lexile measures. Lorentzs ya debut cogently explores the impact of an emergency situation on multiple characters in a finite space. The government has locked the thousands of people inside of the mall to save the millions outside. Here lorentz shares some suggestions for casting an adaptation of no safety in numbers. No safety in numbers by dayna lorentz book trailer youtube. Life as we knew it meets lord of the flies in a mall that looks just like yours.
Im a movie person, and this cinematic sensibility informed much of the writing of no safety in numbers. This book had four characters with their own chapters and i wasnt into that. Dayna is the author of the no safety in numbers trilogy and lives in south burlington, vermont with her husband, two children, and two dogs. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 263 pages and is available in hardcover format. No easy way out is a book written by dayna lorentz. Characters have a range of skin tones, but ethnic diversity adds no texture to the portrayals. A biological bomb has just been discovered in the air ducts of a busy suburban mall. No safety in numbers is told from multiple perspectives two guys and two. Twists and turns and the voices of the narrators propel the book forward to the inevitable cliff hanger ending. No safety in numbers by danya lorentz pages unbound. And this book is not one to be missed when gathering together your book list of hand sanitizing reads. When quarantined inside a shopping mall, people have to take care of themselves no matter what the cost, which overrides peoples sense of careconcern. No safety in numbers ebook by dayna lorentz rakuten kobo.
Nowthe power is out and the mall is thrown into darkness. Narrated by four characters with very different backgrounds, this. And the flying pig bookstore in shelburne hosted my launch event for no safety in numbers. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read no safety in numbers. As in the first, four ethnically and economically diverse teens share an alternating thirdperson focus. Read no safety in numbers by dayna lorentz available from rakuten kobo. She would canvass every goddamned inch of this mall before the end of the day. No safety in numbers by christopher hughes on prezi. She used to practice law, but is now a fulltime writer and parttime cupcake enthusiast. The characters are realistic and relatable, drawing the reader in and creating the sense of actually being in the protagonist. Dayna is the author of the no safety in numbers trilogy and lives in south burlington, vermont with her. Think of the heartracing chase of the hunger games, but a giant mall is your arena. I might rephrase this to be smoother, but you get the gist i should note that whenever the science didnt. With the threat of nuclear bombing over their heads, those who know there time is limited try to find someway to save.
No dawn without darkness perfect for fans of life as we knew it and michael grants gonethe conclusion to the thrilling no safety in numbers trilogy firsta bomb released a deadly flu virus and the entire mall was quarantined. A person who likes computers and is very good with technology, she does not have many friends at the start of the book because she recently moved. An ordinary day at the mall turns deadly after the discovery of a biological bomb in the air ducts prompts an immediate lockdown, trapping thousands of shoppers inside. Lorentz kept repeating herself when describing the thoughts of the characters we get it, shay is worried about her grandmother, ryan is in love with shay. No safety in numbers series next time youre at the mall on a saturday afternoon, imagine police barring the exits and a voice crackling over the pa system telling you to take shelter in the nearest store. Firsta bomb released a deadly flu virus and the entire mall was quarantined. No safety in numbers follows teens shay, marco, ryan, and lexi as they navigate their new lives in the mall. If you missed the event and want a signed copy of the book, there are copies at the flying pig. Ryan is a dynamic character in no safety in numbers because he goes from quiet to helpful.