The Carbon Diaries 2017 - Couverture souple

Lloyd, Saci

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0823423905 ISBN 13 : 9780823423903

Editeur : Holiday House, 2011

Synopsis

In this sequel to The Carbon Diaries 2015, Laura is a couple of years older and wiser, but she's still struggling to adapt to the global environmental crisis that led to drastic emissions-reducing measures in London and around the world. She is rocking out with her punk band as often as possible, settling into a cozy (if a bit dull) relationship with the guitarist, and making plans to attend university in the fall. At first, Laura makes a valiant effort to stay out of trouble, even as students (and adults) strike, protest, and, on occasion, wreak havoc all around her. But a wild girl can only resist for so long, and Laura soon finds herself in the thick of political unrest, romantic upheaval, and, in spite of her blanket resistance to introspection, actual growth that results in her being a bit more responsible, informed, and aware.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

A great politically aware story packed with friendship, action and serious food for thought with a brilliantly original voice.Highly recommended. (Book Fest Guide 2010-09-01)

Her work has a deftness and authenticity it is difficult not to admire and celebrate. She also deals with matters that need attention and debate which makes this novel and its predecessor a must for every secondary school library (School Librarian 2010-07-01)

Lloyd captures the voice perfectly -- edgy, witty, clever, heartfelt ...She creates a dynamic cocktail that grabs up her readers and takes them, wild-eyed, along for the ride (Books For Keeps 2010-05-01)

The shaprness of Laura's observations and her essential good humour ... enable a bridge to be built successfully between the weighty and the apparently trivial (Irish Times 2010-03-27)

A brilliant and original voice and a politically aware story packed with angst, friendship, betrayal, action, environmental issues and serious food for thought. Highly recommended (INIS 2010-12-01)

I absolutely loved Saci Lloyd's first book about Laura and I love this one even more (The Bookbag 2010-01-04)

Praise for Carbon Diaries 2015:
'Everyone who cares about the future of the planet should read this book!'

(Costa judging panel)

'An uproarious, scathing and pathos-filled romp - Adrian Mole does the apocalypse.' (Financial Times)

'A perfect example of how to blend an important message into an entertaining novel.' (Independent '50 Best Winter Reads')

'A wonderfully mordant look at the coming environmental meltdown.' (Daily Telegraph)

Laura Brown's diaries lend edgy wit and engaging self-doubt to the most distressing circumstances. (Bookseller)

Edgy, witty, clever, heartfelt. ***** (Books For Keeps)

A must for every secondary school library. (School Librarian)

Brilliant and original. Highly recommended. (INIS)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

It's over a year since her last diary and Laura Brown is now in her first year of university in London, a city still struggling to pull itself together in the new rationing era. Laura's right in the heart of it; her band, the dirty angels, are gigging all over town until a police crackdown on rioting students forces them out of the city. After a brief exile on her parents' farm, the angels set off in a battered VW bus on a tour of Europe with the fabulous Tiny Chainsaws in the Distance.

The tour soon unravels, however, in an increasingly dramatic sequence of events that include drought in Europe and Africa, a tidal-wave of desperate immigrants, a water war in the Middle East and a city-wide face off with the army in London. Not to mention infidelity, betrayal, friendship, love and massive courage.

How long can Laura distance herself from the struggle? And more importantly, how can she keep her style and hope alive in a world on the edge of madness?

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Holiday House
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0823423905
• ISBN 13: 9780823423903
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 326