Dissonance

By Erica O'Rourke

Book Overview

In this inventive romantic thriller, Del has the power to navigate between alternate realities--and the power to save multiple worlds. Every time someone makes a choice, a new, parallel world is spun off the existing one. Eating breakfast or skipping it, turning left instead of right, sneaking out instead of staying in bed--all of these choices create alternate universes in which echo selves take the roads not traveled. Del knows this because she's a Walker, someone who can navigate between the worlds, and whose job is to keep the dimensions in harmony. But Del's decisions have consequences too. Even though she's forbidden from Walking after a training session goes horribly wrong, she secretly starts to investigate other dissonant worlds. She's particularly intrigued by the echo versions of Simon Lane, a guy who won't give her the time of day in the main world, but whose alternate selves are uniquely interested. But falling for Simon draws Del closer to a truth that the Council of Walkers is trying to hide--a secret that threatens the fate of the entire multiverse. "O'Rourke brilliantly builds an intricate and complex alternate science-fiction universe that contains beautiful imagery and visualization. A definite page-turner." -- School Library Journal

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442460253
• ISBN13: 9781442460256
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Where "Juliet" travels through the multiverse to her "Romeo"

Erica O'Rourke weaves a wonderful YA storyline with inter-dimensional travel. A creative twist on a classic tale of forbidden love.