The Warning
The Warning by Kristy Acevedo is a young adult fiction novel published by Sourcebooks, Incorporated on June 6, 2023. This 320-page book explores the life of Alexandra Lucas, a high school senior grappling with her anxiety disorder while facing an impending apocalypse. After a concert, her train journey takes a terrifying turn when a mysterious doorway appears, revealing a hologram that delivers a dire warning about a comet set to collide with Earth in six months. As the world around her begins to unravel, Alexandra must navigate her fears and the choices that lie ahead.
Readers will find a fast-paced narrative that delves into themes of survival and personal agency in a dystopian setting. The story presents a range of perspectives as Alexandra’s family, friends, and boyfriend each react differently to the hologram’s message, forcing her to confront her own desires and decisions. With elements of science fiction and a focus on neurodiversity, The Warning invites readers to consider the complexities of choice in the face of uncertainty.
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The end is coming. What would you do? The first in a fast-paced and gripping YA dystopian series for anyone who’s ever felt like their life–their world–is on the brink of destruction.
Like most high school seniors, Alexandra Lucas is caught between living in the moment and an unknown future. Her anxiety disorder doesn’t make that any easier. But she’s coping–until her train stops on the way home from a concert with her boyfriend. At first, she’s worried about breaking curfew. Then terror echoes through their train car.
A mysterious doorway has appeared beside the tracks, and a hologram claiming to be a human from the future shares a sinister warning. A comet is on a collision course with earth. All life there will end in six months’ time. To survive, people must step through one of the many portals that have opened around the world.
The holograms claim to offer safety. But how can anyone be sure? Stay or go–everyone must make their own choice. Alex’s family, her friends, her boyfriend all have different ideas. Alex is only sure of one thing: she wants to decide for herself. But every decision comes at a price.
Finalist for the Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Award
Winner of the PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award
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