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Now That You're Here (Duplexity, Part I)
Author:
Nichols, Amy K.
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Series:
Duplexity, #1
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Class:
Fiction
Age: 12-19
Language: English
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LC: PZ7.N527
Grade: 7-12
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ISBN-13: 9780385753890
LCCN: 2013044494
Imprint: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publisher: Random House
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Pub Date: 12/09/2014
Availability: Out of Print Confirmed
List: $16.99
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Hardcover
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Physical Description:
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284 pages ; 22 cm.
H 8.55",
W 5.75",
D 1",
0.9125 lbs.
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LC Series:
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Duplexity ;
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's For Youth Interest: Popular
Brodart's Insight Catalog: Teen
Brodart's TOP Young Adult Titles
Brodart's YA Reads for Adults
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Bibliographies:
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Awards:
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Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews
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Starred Reviews:
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Publishers Weekly
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TIPS Subjects:
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Science Fiction
Action/Adventure
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BISAC Subjects: |
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / General
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General
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LC Subjects:
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Artists, Fiction
Artists, Juvenile fiction
Graffiti, Fiction
Graffiti, Juvenile fiction
Identity (Psychology), Juvenile fiction
Identity, Fiction
Science fiction
Space and time, Fiction
Space and time, Juvenile fiction
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SEARS Subjects: |
Artists, Fiction
Graffiti, Fiction
Identity (Psychology), Fiction
Science fiction
Space and time, Fiction
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Reading Programs: |
Accelerated Reader Level:
3.9
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Points: 8.0
Lexile Level:
560
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| Annotations |
| Brodart's TOP Young Adult Titles | 12/01/2014 |
| The last thing Danny knew, he was running from the police. Stunned to wake up in a parallel universe, Danny turns to an oddly studious Eevee to get back home as he copes with friends who are now enemies and wonders what happened to the devil-may-care Eevee he was kissing back in his own world. Debut Novel, Duplexity series, 304pp. |
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| Publishers Weekly | 10/06/2014 |
| Ages 12-up. Danny Ogden is a graffiti artist for an extremist sect when an explosion thrusts him into a Phoenix classroom on a parallel Earth--ours. Eevee Solomon, 15, is his only connection to home; a romantic acquaintance in his semi-totalitarian dimension, she's a brilliant science nerd in this one, and perhaps the only person who can help him return to his world. Debut novelist Nichols explores this jarring turn of events from both characters' perspectives as a disoriented Danny muddles through a world where his parents are dead while Eevee must reconcile that the Danny who tormented her best friend has been replaced by a boy with whom she's falling in love. Nichols infuses the story with a smattering of science fiction and science fact, while making a welcome departure from the stereotype of the book-smart outcast trying to fit in. These geeks own their intelligence like a badge of honor, using science to help a friend and explore strange new worlds. Riveting in its own right, the story sets the stage for a mirror-image sequel, which will follow the other Danny and Eevee. Agent: Quinlan Lee, Adams Literary. (Dec.). 304p. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2014. |
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| Booklist | 10/15/2014 |
| Grades 8-12. It's the classic smart-girl-falling-for-the-rebellious-guy story, but with an interesting twist. Eevee Solomon is there the minute Danny Ogden arrives in her classroom, startled awake in this parallel universe after running from the cops. This Danny is different from the Danny who normally sleeps in the desk beside her; he is smart, respectful, and very attractive. Thus begins the story of Eevee and her science nerd friend Warren's attempt to figure out how Danny arrived, how to help him return home--or stay here, and how to propel this experience into a winning science fair project. There's lots of talk about wormholes, fractals, neutron stars, black holes, and multiverses, and lots of subtle (and not-so-subtle) parallels: parallel universes, the parallel chapters from Eevee's and Danny's perspectives, the parallel houses in which Eevee lives. There's even a parallel second novel that tells the couple's story from the parallel universe. First-time author Nichols weaves all this into a mysterious, sometimes tense, yet sweet story about young love and science gone awry. Bradburn, Frances. 304p. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2014. |
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| Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books | 02/01/2015 |
| R. Gr. 7-10. Fifteen-year-old Eevee Soloman is startled when her slacker classmate Danny Ogden appears on her doorstep, begging for help and claiming to be from an alternate reality. In his Arizona, his parents are alive, the government uses surveillance and brainwashing to control the populace, and a mysterious explosion went off just before he woke up in this Danny's body. Now Danny, Eevee, and Eevee's best friend Warren are out to uncover the secret behind Danny's multiverse travel and hopefully help him get home. Eevee and Danny grow closer, making it harder for Danny to imagine leaving: will they fight to stay together or risk their love to save the other Danny? This engaging science-fiction romance offers a fast-paced, appealing read. The dual narrative voices put the reader in the middle of Danny and Eevee's deepening attraction and their individual struggles with the situation they face. Both teens emerge as likable protagonists worth rooting for, with plenty of believable sparks flying between them (though stereotypically nerdy Warren sometimes steals the show as the genius sidekick with personality to spare). This novel has a stronger science base than many other recent science fiction/teen romance blends, but the core story here is still more about personal chemistry than theoretical physics. A lack of resolution hints at likely sequels or at a more complete conclusion in the planned companion novel set in Danny's world. AM. 284p. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, c2015. |
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| Horn Book Guide | 11/01/2015 |
| 3. After an explosion, graffiti artist Danny awakes in a parallel universe in which the only person he recognizes is Eevee. Unlike her seductive counterpart, this Eevee is more interested in science and Fibonacci sequences. In two weeks Danny and Eevee fall in love and crack "multiverse" travel; the rapid pace assists Nichols's engaging narrative and enhances readers' curiosity. ac. 284pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2015. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 10/15/2014 |
| A science-minded girl falls for a graffiti artist--the catch, though, is that he's from a parallel universe. When a bomb goes off in Danny's dystopian-flavored universe, he's somehow blasted into Eevee's reality, which resembles readers'. Danny latches onto Eevee as a familiar face, even though he only met her counterpart in his world briefly--and her personality there is different. This Eevee's a nerd rather than artist (though the text mathematically demonstrates how close science and art really are). While Danny's still making sense of what has happened to him, Eevee realizes that he's in a tough situation and helps him. The two of them work out the universe swap and with help from Eevee's best friend and partner in science, Warren, try to puzzle out its mechanics. The chapters alternate between Eevee's and Danny's viewpoints. The organic sweetness of their relationship is tempered by the enthusiastic geekery of the nonromantic storylines. Real mathematical and scientific theories appear, and Eevee and Warren live and breathe cherished icons of nerd culture. While the world-jumping is fantastical, the personalities and characters (fully individual, without reaching trying-too-hard levels of quirkiness) ring true. The ending--an escalation into frantically paced scientific theorizing followed by an abrupt conclusion--is a bit of a letdown, but it leaves room for a sequel. A debut with great characters and huge nerd appeal. (Science fiction. 12 & up). 304pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2014. |
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| School Library Journal | 11/01/2014 |
| Gr 7 Up. Danny Ogden was trying to blend in with the crowd before he was jolted from his universe to that of Eevee Solomon's. Lucky for Danny, Eevee is intrigued by this sudden change in demeanor and personality from the Danny she knew. She enlists the help of her best friend Warren and together--with the help of their physics teacher --the three explore the scientific explanations for Danny's universe jumping. Danny and Eevee develop feelings for each other and when they arrive at a possible answer, they have to come to terms with what might happen if Danny stays or goes. This science-fiction tale takes place almost entirely in present day. Its short chapters in alternating voices lends it a quick pace. Eevee is a strong lead--smart, grounded despite her parent's divorce, and secure with her strongest friendship (which happens to be with a boy who is known as a super geek). As a sidekick, Warren is a strong character who deals with his past (bullying) and focuses on his future (attending MIT). Although we never get to know the Danny originally in Eevee's universe, the parallel Danny is empathetic, thoughtful, and very trusting considering what had just happened to him. Nichols adeptly simplifies the complex concepts of string theory and parallel universes without condescending to readers. The short chapters develop into a mystery set against a sweet romance that will envelop teens. String theory enthusiasts, as well as fans of the television series Fringe or Ann Brashares's The Here and Now (Delacorte, 2014) will particularly enjoy this novel. Stephanie DeVincentis, Downers Grove North High School, IL. 304p. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2014. |
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| ~VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates Magazine - Retired Journal) | 12/01/2014 |
| 4Q 4P M J S. While science nerd Eevee and her even nerdier friend, Warren, are preoccupied with finding a killer science fair topic, a graffiti artist named Danny is racing from authorities in a parallel universe. Just as Danny frantically climbs a fence, a huge explosion sends him into an altered version of his home in Phoenix, Arizona. Eevee is startled when the anti-social Danny who sits beside her in English suddenly gasps. When she meets his eyes, he stares at her in amazement. "You," he says. This Danny is not the loser who spends classes slumped over his desk. This is a different Danny, and he has kissed a different Eevee, in a different world. Naturally, Warren sees Danny as the key to science fair immortality, but Eevee is pulled in to the human side of Danny's plight: he has lost his home and the people he loves, except, apparently, for some version of Eevie. Debut novelist Nichols has such an engaging writing style that readers will have little problem accepting the premise of parallel worlds. In particular, science buffs will enjoy the speculative theories put forward by Eevee and Warren. Think of the intrigue in Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series, softened by the romance of a Sarah Dessen novel. This is the first book in the Duplexity series. The next installment reveals what has been taking place in the world Danny left behind.--Diane Colson. 304p. VOICE OF YOUTH ADVOCATES, c2014. |
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