What's Left of Me (novel)

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What's Left of Me
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AuthorKat Zhang
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Hybrid Chronicles
Genre science fiction, drama, young adult fiction
Published18 September 2012
Pages343
ISBN 9780062114877
Followed byOnce We Were 

What's Left of Me is a novel by author Kat Zhang. The book is the first of a trilogy, The Hybrid Chronicles .

Contents

Plot

The Hybrid Chronicles books are set in an alternate universe society in which at birth every body possesses two 'souls', or human identities. One of these identities is supposed to fade away with age. Those who retain both souls are labelled 'hybrids' and are ostracized from normal society. The series' protagonists, Addie and Eva, inhabit the same body. The girls hide the presence of Eva, the recessive soul, for fear of what might happen if they were ever discovered. Over the course of the trilogy, the girls are at first institutionalized for their hybrid nature, then join a resistance force for hybrid rights.

Reception

The Hybrid Chronicles has received generally positive reception from several websites. [1]

The first in the trilogy, What's Left of Me, was chosen as a 2012 BEA Buzz book [2] and given a starred review on Publishers Weekly. [3]

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References

  1. "Book Review: Once We Were by Kat Zhang |". The Book Smugglers. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. "BEA 2012: The YA and Middle-Grade Fiction Buzz". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. "Children's Book Review: What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang. Harper, $17.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-06-211487-7". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 9 July 2018.