The Country of Ice Cream Star - Tapa dura

"A treat, full of supple metaphors and rhythmic lyricism... This is an obvious candidate for Hunger Games-hungry Hollywood to pluck out the linguistic heart that makes it special. Take a look before that happens."--Daily Telegraph (London)

"Stylish and accomplished"--The Independent on Sunday

"What sets [this book] apart from its rivals is the extraordinary, blistering insistence of its language...As the momentum builds... raw, addictive lyricism develops...By the last page I was emotionally battered but euphoric: the book had held me so effectively hostage that I felt I had Stockholm syndrome."--The Guardian

"As inventive as it is captivating"--Independent

"Entertains with its relentless energy and wild inventiveness"--The Times (London)

"A brave new/old world that delivers on multiple levels, especially Ice Cream Star's alluring language"--The Observer

"An extraordinary dystopian novel, fizzing with energy and linguistic inventiveness"--Scotsman

"Eighty years in the future, a plague kills everyone 20 and older. Now the world is run by children who must do the impossible: find a cure, stay alive, and (as far as we're concerned) reanimate the dystopia genre."--O, the Oprah Magazine, Ten Titles to Pick Up Now

"A dystopian thriller set in the aftermath of a plague that kills those over the age of 20. When 15-year-old Ice Cream Star's brother begins to show symptoms of the disease, she embarks on a dangerous journey for the rumored cure."--Buzzfeed, 27 Of The Most Exciting New Books Of 2015

"It's a remarkable creation, an approximation of an English whose evolution failed to be nurtured past adolescence and then ossified with new rules and structure in place."--The Onion, A.V. Club