Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Featuring: Mei Yee; Jin; Dai
ISBN: 0316405051 EAN: 9780316405058 Kindle: B00IRIRC08 Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
Dai, Jin, and Mei Yee are all trapped in the Walled City, a
place of nightmares, death, and corruption. Dai is running
from his past and is on a secret mission. For one of his
drug runs, he needs a quick runner, and he finds Jin, a girl
disguised as a boy, who is trying to find her sister, Mei
Yee. Mei Yee is living in a brothel, stuck watching the
girls who try to run get hurt and nearly helpless to do
anything about it. When the three paths of theirs collide,
they may find a way out of the dangerous city.
THE WALLED CITY is packed with nonstop action and incredible
world building. Ryan Graudin spins a tale full of danger,
despair, and the strong bonds that tie people to one
another, even in the most desperate of places. From the
beginning, readers will be on the edge of their seat,
wondering like the characters what new danger is around the
corner.
The three protagonists are each complex and unique, all with
a desire to find a better future away from the Walled City.
Dai's character runs especially deep as he tries to find
good in himself that he believes isn't there. As the
characters face a horrific antagonist, they each develop
beautifully as they discover how much they are willing to
pay to get what they want.
A marvelous page turner, THE WALLED CITY is not a book to
miss. With excitement, layer after layer of world building,
family bonds, and just a dash of romance, Ryan Graudin's
latest book stands brimming with originality, perfect for
readers who love a story they can't put down.
730. That's how many days I've been trapped.
18. That's how many days I have left to find a way out.
DAI, trying to escape a haunting past, traffics drugs for
the most ruthless kingpin in the Walled City. But in order
to find the key to his freedom, he needs help from someone
with the power to be invisible....
JIN hides under the radar, afraid the wild street gangs will
discover her biggest secret: Jin passes as a boy to stay
safe. Still, every chance she gets, she searches for her
lost sister....
MEI YEE has been trapped in a brothel for the past two
years, dreaming of getting out while watching the girls who
try fail one by one. She's about to give up, when one day
she sees an unexpected face at her window.....
In this innovative and adrenaline-fueled novel, they all
come together in a desperate attempt to escape a lawless
labyrinth before the clock runs out.