Seventeen-year-old Lauren is having visions of girls who have gone missing. And all these girls have just one thing in common—they are 17 and gone without a trace. As Lauren struggles to shake these waking nightmares, impossible questions demand urgent answers: Why are the girls speaking to her? How can she help them? And . . . is she next? As Lauren searches for clues, everything begins to unravel, and when a brush with death lands her in the hospital, a shocking truth emerges, changing everything.
“A haunting tapestry of menace and madness.” —Libba Bray
“Suma breaks reality and twists it back together in a devastating and beautiful new form.” —Kiersten White
“Ingeniously crafted…fans will appreciate this intimate, compelling exploration of a troubled young woman’s life.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review
“A compelling, skillfully written page-turner.” —Booklist
"Nova Ren Suma, arguably one of the best YA authors writing today, has penned a chilling tale about what it means to be 17 years old and lost." —BookPage
“Suma writes beautifully, drawing readers into Lauren’s story and her psyche with painstaking care until the story’s jolting conclusion.” —Publishers Weekly
“Suma’s exquisite sentence-level writing and fine eye for creepy detail are in abundant evidence...” —Kirkus
“A truly original novel, different from anything else on the shelves.” —Romantic Times Book Review
“[A] YA novel we can’t wait to read in 2013.” —MTV’s Hollywood Crush blog
I am so glad that I ventured upon your blog, clicked your book trailer, and read the online excerpt. Really, been on the edge of my seat while reading, now left hanging, will look for it around publication. Congratulations! Well done. I love it.
Very cool. So excited to read this.
June 14th just got that much further away for me… *headdesk… watches clock tick…*
FANTASTIC trailer!
Great trailer! I can’t wait to read your book. It comes out close to my birthday (June 16th) so I’m hoping to get a copy as a present.
oh, so lovely and eerie at the same time! Congrats Nova! I can’t wait to read it!!
Hi Nova!
I am a religious follower of Gayle Forman’s blog, which is where I first heard about you and your book. And then I read the excerpt from Imaginary Girls on your website and I absolutely LOVED it! My boyfriend has a cabin in upstate NY, off of Rt. 17, so I really felt like I *knew* the area that you so beautifully described. While I was impatiently waiting for the pub date, I was notified by Gayle that I WON the free copy from her blog contest. YAYYYY! I can’t wait to read the rest of your beautiful story.
Congrats and keep up the great work!
Katie