The Knowing - Hardcover

Cameron, Sharon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0545945240 ISBN 13: 9780545945240

Publisher: Scholastic Press, 2017

Synopsis

Sharon Cameron returns to the rich world of #1 New York Times bestseller The Forgetting with a companion novel as thrilling and intricately crafted as the first.

Samara is one of the Knowing, and the Knowing do not forget. Hidden deep in the comfort and splendor of her underground city, a refuge from the menace of a coming Earth, Samara learns what she should have never known and creates a memory so terrible she cannot live with it. So she flees, to Canaan, the lost city of her ancestors, to Forget.Beckett has flown through the stars to find a dream: Canaan, the most infamous social experiment of Earth's antiquity. Beckett finds Samara in the ruins of the lost city, and uncovers so much more than he ever bargained for -- a challenge to all he's ever believed in or sworn to. When planets collide and memories clash, can Samara and Beckett save two worlds, and remember love in a place that has forgotten it?At once thought-provoking and utterly thrilling, this extraordinary companion novel to Sharon Cameron's #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling THE FORGETTING explores the truth and loss that lie within memory, and the bonds that hold us together.

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About the Author

Sharon Cameron is the author of the international bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick The Light in Hidden Places and the critically acclaimed thriller Bluebird. Her debut novel The Dark Unwinding was awarded the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' Sue Alexander Award for Most Promising New Work and the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award and was named a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection. Sharon is also the author of its sequel, A Spark Unseen; Rook, which was an Indiebound Indie Next List Top Ten selection, a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection, and a Parents' Choice gold medalist; and The Forgetting, a #1 New York Times bestseller and an Indie Next Pick of the List selection, as well as its companion novel, The Knowing. She lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee, and you can visit her online at sharoncameronbooks.com or follow her on Instagram at @sharoncameronbooks or on Twitter at @CameronSharonE.

Reviews

Gr 8 Up—In this companion novel to The Forgetting, Cameron once again fashions an elaborate dystopian narrative that fairly prickles with suspense. Five hundred years ago, Earth lost contact with its fledgling colony New Canaan. In the intervening years, a rigidly hierarchical, no-tech society formed. Samara, one of the Knowing, runs away when she realizes that the Council plans to kill her at the next Judgment. On the lam, she encounters newly arrived scouts from a super high-tech Earth, Beckett and Jillian. Though the scouts are under orders to refrain from engaging with New Canaan residents, Beckett finds it impossible to resist helping Samara no matter what it costs him or his mission. Masterful characterizations, world-building, and pacing make for irresistible reading. As the narrative switches between Samara and Beckett, their voices become distinct. Samara's ability to remember everything she has ever dreamed, read, heard, or seen weighs on her emotionally, yet she is compassionate and courageous. Beckett is confident and smart. Though his self-assurance crosses into hubris at times, he learns from his mistakes. Wildly inventive yet somehow believable elements such as "wellness injections," "weavers singing down the looms" at the end of the day, and oblique references to the Fourth and Fifth World Wars add intriguing depth. For all of its fantastical elements such as caching memories, a handheld gadget that fuses broken bones, and a three-moon sky, this companion novel is ultimately a story about two teenagers, Samara and Beckett, finding their places in the world, managing familial and societal expectations, and falling in love. VERDICT Cameron is a writer of prime caliber. Purchase where the previous book is popular.—Jennifer Prince, Buncombe County Public Libraries, NC

Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0545945240
• ISBN 13: 9780545945240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448