This Side of Paradise

2001 Hal Clement Award Winner for Best New Science Fiction Novel for Young Adults2001-2002 Best of the Best for Young Adults, Missouri Library Association2002-2003 Read Aloud Books, Too Good to Miss, Indiana Library Federation2003-2004 Texas Lone Star Top 20 List2003 Young Adult Choice Title, International Reading AssociationAn entertaining, suspenseful thriller with a genuinely chilling villain. Good fun.-- Kirkus ReviewsLaynes tale is a heady mix of conspiracies, alternate identities, and sinister underground laboratories with a creepy schitzophrenic villain that readers will love to hate. Recommend this title to thriller fans who will enjoy the ride.--VOYASomething wicked this way comes; in this case its high schooler Jack Barretts father, whose inherent drive forperfection has spiraled into a raging obsession ever since he began working for the mysterious Eden Corporation. When his father forcibly relocates the family to Paradise, a village that is literally owned by Edens enigmatic CEO, Jackuncovers a sinister plot that threatens the lives of everyone he loves. Delving even further into the secrets of the village, he soon learns just how high the price for perfection can be . . . and to what lengths some people are willing togo to obtain it.

Author: Steven Layne

Language: English

Edition: 1

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 224

Publisher: Pelican

Publication Date: 2005-03-31