YA Sci-Fi Romance
Date Published: 10-31-2023
Publisher: Firehorse
A freak electro-magnetic pulse leaves 17-year-old Bo and six other
teenagers trapped inside a building in the British seaside resort of
Blackpool, desperately trying to work out what just happened, why they can’t
get out, and how to survive the weirdest weekend of their lives.
Dealing with each other’s egos and issues is nothing compared to the
fallout unleashed by the solar event, because hidden beneath the building
they discover it has activated a powerful energy device called blackloop.
As blackloop starts affecting everyone and everything in its vicinity, can
Bo, who’s still grieving the loss of her mum, summon the courage to confront
her fears, realise she’s falling in love, and make a move on Karim before
it’s too late?
About the Author
Sarah Holding is a children’s and YA author and poet, known primarily as a climate fiction writer. She is the author of six books: SeaBEAN (2013), SeaWAR (2014) and SeaRISE (2014), Chameleon (2020), How to Write a Poem (2021) and blackloop (forthcoming, 2023). She has been featured on Guardian Children’s Books, BBC Radio Scotland and given over 500 talks and creative writing workshops. Her books are now being taught in primary schools across the UK.
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