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Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza
Secrets from the past . . . Shy country girl Teren Lambert is used to being in the background.and she likes it that way. Trapped by painful memories, she feels whole only when she's helping the women and children at the Delos Charity's Safe House in Sudan. But her new bodyguard, Ex-Delta Force operator Nolan Steele, is having an unexpected impact on her-and she's not sure where these new feelings will take them both. He's become her sanctuary. Steele is no stranger to living with personal loss, and he never wants to relive it again. That's why he guards his heart as strongly as he guards his clients' lives. But he's captivated by Teren's quiet beauty, and haunted by the pain in her dark eyes. He's on a mission to protect Teren and her charges at the Delos Charity's Safe House, but can he protect his heart at the same time? Or will he find the courage to love again? Contains mature themes.
Praise for Sanctuary:
A 2022 Garden State Teen Book Award Nominee (NJ)
A 2021-2022 Green Mountain Book Award Nominee (VT)
A 2021 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year
A 2021 YALSA Best Fiction Book For Young Adults
A 2020 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A 2020 Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Teen Vogue Book Club Pick
“Mendoza and Sher’s descriptions of emotional trauma are heart-wrenchingly raw(When she was 3, Mendoza herself emigrated from Colombia to America with her mother and younger brother.) A story of survival and hope, Sanctuary is a gripping work of fiction, with a message about xenophobia that’s rooted in a scarily real world.” —New York Times
"Like classic dystopian novels 1984 and Fahrenheit 451... Sanctuary feels all too real in today’s oddly apocalyptic world." —Teen Vogue
★ “This searing near-future dystopian novel . . . [uses] a speculative lens to lay bare the trauma and anguish that migrants to the U.S. can experience as well as the human capacity for survival. Though the novel’s unflinching honesty and real-world parallels deliver uncomfortable truths, its propulsive narrative and its message of hope and resilience will carry readers through.” —Publisher Weekly, starred review
★ “In their portrayal of Vali’s family’s quest for safety, the authors beautifully mirror the treacherous, painful, and terrifying treks involving natural and human threats that migrants to the U.S. undertake as they traverse continents and oceans…Wrenching and unmissable.” —Kirkus, starred review
★ “[This] stunning work of YA dystopian fiction . . . is a triumph in its genre and so politically astute that it sears.” —School Library Journal, starred review
“This fast-paced drama depicts the trauma of Vali’s journey in an unflinching, heart-wrenching way that can feel all too real and timely.” —The Horn Book
“The all-too-possible future in this suspenseful dystopian novel amplifies the undocumented immigrant experience in the U.S.” —Booklist
A 2022 Garden State Teen Book Award Nominee (NJ)
A 2021-2022 Green Mountain Book Award Nominee (VT)
A 2021 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year
A 2021 YALSA Best Fiction Book For Young Adults
A 2020 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A 2020 Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
A Teen Vogue Book Club Pick
“Mendoza and Sher’s descriptions of emotional trauma are heart-wrenchingly raw(When she was 3, Mendoza herself emigrated from Colombia to America with her mother and younger brother.) A story of survival and hope, Sanctuary is a gripping work of fiction, with a message about xenophobia that’s rooted in a scarily real world.” —New York Times
"Like classic dystopian novels 1984 and Fahrenheit 451... Sanctuary feels all too real in today’s oddly apocalyptic world." —Teen Vogue
★ “This searing near-future dystopian novel . . . [uses] a speculative lens to lay bare the trauma and anguish that migrants to the U.S. can experience as well as the human capacity for survival. Though the novel’s unflinching honesty and real-world parallels deliver uncomfortable truths, its propulsive narrative and its message of hope and resilience will carry readers through.” —Publisher Weekly, starred review
★ “In their portrayal of Vali’s family’s quest for safety, the authors beautifully mirror the treacherous, painful, and terrifying treks involving natural and human threats that migrants to the U.S. undertake as they traverse continents and oceans…Wrenching and unmissable.” —Kirkus, starred review
★ “[This] stunning work of YA dystopian fiction . . . is a triumph in its genre and so politically astute that it sears.” —School Library Journal, starred review
“This fast-paced drama depicts the trauma of Vali’s journey in an unflinching, heart-wrenching way that can feel all too real and timely.” —The Horn Book
“The all-too-possible future in this suspenseful dystopian novel amplifies the undocumented immigrant experience in the U.S.” —Booklist
Paola Mendoza is an author, film director, activist, and artist working at the leading edge of human rights. A co-founder of the Women’s March, she served as its artistic director. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Huffington Post, Glamour, Elle and InStyle. Paola is a co-founder of The Resistance Revival Chorus, The Soze Agency and The Meteor.
Abby Sher is an award-winning writer and performer. She is the author of Miss You Love You Hate You Bye, All the Ways the World Can End, Breaking Free, Amen, Amen, Amen: Memoir of a Girl Who Couldn't Stop Praying, and Kissing Snowflakes. One of her essays was included in the first season of Amazon TV's Modern Love. Abby has written and performed for the Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade, HBO, and NPR.
Abby Sher is an award-winning writer and performer. She is the author of Miss You Love You Hate You Bye, All the Ways the World Can End, Breaking Free, Amen, Amen, Amen: Memoir of a Girl Who Couldn't Stop Praying, and Kissing Snowflakes. One of her essays was included in the first season of Amazon TV's Modern Love. Abby has written and performed for the Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade, HBO, and NPR.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781984815736 |
| ISBN 10 | 1984815733 |
| Title | Sanctuary |
| Author | Paola Mendoza |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Nancy Paulsen Books |
| Year published | 2021-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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