The Q -- Amy Tintera, Hardcover

In this action-packed adventure from a New York Times bestselling author, two teenagers from opposite worlds must fight their way through a vast walled quarantine zone in a dystopian America toward their only chance for survival.

Seventeen-year-old Maisie Rojas has spent her entire life in the Q--a post-pandemic quarantine zone that was once Austin, Texas. Born and raised behind the high security walls that sealed their fate, she's now a trusted lieutenant for one of the territory's controlling families.

Lennon Pierce, the charismatic son of a US presidential candidate, has just been kidnapped by his father's enemies and dropped out of a plane into the Q with nothing but a parachute strapped to his back. Lennon is given a temporary antidote to the disease and crucial intel for his father, but Maisie must get him out of the zone within forty-eight hours--or he will be permanently infected and forced to remain.

With unrest brewing both inside and outside the Q, reaching the exit is a daunting and dangerous task. But if Maisie and Lennon fail, it could mean disaster for the entire quarantine zone and its inhabitants--and could cost Lennon his life.

Strap in for breakneck action and compelling characters in this timely, nonstop thriller.

Author: Amy Tintera
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/08/2022
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9780593486177
Age Range: 14-UP

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 10/10/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2022
Booklist 11/01/2022 pg. 66