Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
A haunting peek at the life of a teenage girl in 1950s New Orleans.--Entertainment Weekly It's 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. She devises a plan get out, but a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street. Josie is caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test.With characters as captivating as those in her internationally bestselling novel Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, and the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny.
Praise for OUT OF THE EASY Sepetys writes with rawness and palpable emotional unease.the stakes are momentous.--The New York Times Book Review Street-smart, literary and compassionate. Atmospheric and assured.nicely paced novel.--Wall Street Journal * A surefire winner. Immensely satisfying.--Kirkus, starred review New York Times bestsellerAn Amazon Best Book of the Year 2013
A Kirkus Best Book of 2014
A Goodreads Best Young Adult Fiction Book of 2013
Yalsa Best Fiction for Young Adults nomination
Carnegie Medal Finalist
Ruta Sepetys (www.rutasepetys.com) is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Sepetys is considered a crossover novelist, as her books are read by both teens and adults worldwide. Her novels Between Shades of Gray, Out of the Easy, Salt to the Sea, and The Fountains of Silence have won or been shortlisted for more than forty book prizes, and are included on more than sixty state award lists. Between Shades of Gray was adapted into the film Ashes in the Snow, and her other novels are currently in development for TV and film. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Ruta is passionate about the power of history and literature to foster global awareness and connectivity. She has presented to NATO, to the European Parliament, in the United States Capitol, and at embassies worldwide. Ruta was born and raised in Michigan and now lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @RutaSepetys.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780399256929 |
| ISBN 10 | 039925692X |
| Title | Out of the Easy |
| Author | Ruta Sepetys |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Philomel Books |
| Year published | 2013-02-12 |
| Number of pages | 346 |
| Prizes | Commended for Tayshas Reading 2014, Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Fourteen and Up) 2014, Commended for Cybils (Young Adult Fiction) 2013, Short-listed for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Young Adult) 2015, Short-listed for Virginia Readers Choice Award (High School) 2016, Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Young Adult) 2014, Short-listed for Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2014, Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (High School) 2014, Short-listed for Rhode Island Teen Book Award 2015, Short-listed for Sequoyah Book Awards (High School) 2016 |
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