Healey the shattering constructs a very persuasive future world. This time, however, healey presents us the mystery of supposed suicides rather than an immediately recognizable serial killing. She is the author of the awardwinning young adult urban fantasy, guardian of the dead, the shattering, when we wake, and while we run. Each chapter of the story bounces between the perspectives of the different protagonists, with keri receiving the firstperson treatment. In the shattering, each characters difference is an integral part of who he or she is, but is never presented as the singular defining trait of the character. Ive never believed that to be true, and the shattering proves it. Karen healeys the shattering was a gripping paranormal thriller that i just could not put down. Keris beloved older brother jake has just committed suicide. Karen healey audio books, best sellers, author bio. The shattering is a fantastic, gripping novel that manages to deal with mental illness, learning disabilities, racism, colonialism, cultural. The older brothers of summertons residents and vacationers are killing themselvesone boy each yearand preparedforanything keri, sexy wouldbe rocker janna and dreamy, insecure sione. Healey s second novel the shattering stars keri, a 17yearold trying to come to terms with her brother jakes death. Sixteenyearold tegan is just like every other girl living in 2027shes happiest when playing the guitar, shes falling in love for the first time, and shes joining her friends to protest the wrongs of the world. Healey s second novel the shattering stars keri, a 17yearold trying to.
Karen healey is the author of the aurealis winner and william c. The story was involving and the characters very authentic and relatable. The shattering by karen healey if you want to find out who murdered your brother, follow me. Click to read more about the shattering by karen healey. Speculative fiction, horror, contemporary, young adult. The shattering by karen healey if you put the craft, justine larbalestier, the stepford wives, a wicker man and new zealand into. Seventeenyearold keri likes to plan for every possibility. Speculative fiction, horror, contemporary, young adult publisher. Healey delivers an intense and powerful novel that explores the effect of suicide on families by way of a magical conspiracy tale. The shattering by karen healey disability in kidlit. However, one of healey s strengths as a writer lies in her ability to include diversity without highlighting it in a way that makes it feel other.
Since reading the shattering, i can officially call myself a fan of hers. She technically lives in new zealand, but actually lives on the internet. But she wasnt prepared for her brothers suicide, and his death has left her shattered with grief. Young adult horror, young adult fantasy, young adult how i got it. Again, unlike gotd, the shattering isnt a neil gaimanesque deep weaving of native mythology to modernday storylines, but what it lacks there, it more than makes up with the protagonists.
A town in the isolated and stunning west coast region of new zealand, it is blessed with gorgeous weather and hordes of tourists. The shattering by karen healey 2011, hardcover for sale. The shattering by karen healey music video youtube. Juggling multiple viewpoints, healey skillfully keeps her characters on an emotional rollercoaster even as they deal with physical. A motley crew of teens band together to catch a serial killer and break the perverse spell that keeps their new zealand resort town so idyllic. Karen healey s the shattering grand guignol goes to the beach. This is a book trailer music video for my honors english i class. Houses built half underground, strict water rationing, the collection of human feces for compost humanure these are all realities for the population of australia in 2128. Little, brown books for young readers publication date. Karen healey s vision of the future in her third book for young adult readers, when we wake, is a pretty depressing one.
If you want to find out who murdered your brother, follow me. Karen healey when a rash of suicides disturbs summerton, an oddly perfect tourist town on the west coast of new zealand, the younger siblings of the dead boys become suspicious and begin an investigation that. For a new author, karen healy did a wonderful job weaving such a memorable story. The shattering by karen healey pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad seventeenyearold keri likes to plan for every possibility. Healey guardian of the dead delivers an intense and powerful novel that explores the effect of suicide on families by way of a magical conspiracy tale. When a rash of suicides disturbs summerton, an oddly perfect tourist town on the west coast of new zealand, the younger siblings of the dead boys become suspicious and begin an investigation that reveals dark secrets and puts them in grave danger. Jake had always seemed like a happy young man, and the suicide is both. Karen healey was born in whangarei, new zealand, and has lived in lots of places since, including oamaru, christchurch, tokyo, fuchu, and melbourne. There she makes a couple of good friends, excels in her classes especially classics. The shattering karen healey keri, janna and sione have two things in common. When her childhood friend janna tells her it was murder, not. My name is tegan oglietti, and on the last day of my first lifetime, i was so, so happy. While the main characters parents werent always physically present, their influence was shown.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Although authorities believe jake committed suicide, keri cannot accept that. In the small new zealand tourist town of summerton, 17yearold keri is contending with the unexplained suicide of. The shattering book central arkansas library system. When we wake is new zealand author karen healey s third novel, after guardian of the dead and the shattering.
Morris debut award finalist guardian of the dead, the shattering, and when we wake. The shattering ebook ottawa public library bibliocommons. Like guardian of the dead, the shattering is a murder mystery with folklore and magic mixed in, and they both take place in new zealand. I had a plan for what to do if a member of my family was murdered.
These three teens have something terrible in common their elder brothers all committed suicide. If you want to find out who murdered your brother, come with me. Healey is honest with her use of magic and doesnt spring magical elements on the reader as a cheat or deus ex machina. The shattering karen healey the shattering introduces us to the new zealand tourist town of summerton. The shattering by karen healey if you put the craft, justine larbalestier, the stepford wives, a wicker man and new zealand into a blender and hit frappe you would get something. The shattering by karen healey 20, paperback for sale. Sione comes from a wealthy family so when he takes a vacation separate from his parents, they set a spy on him who reports his daily.
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