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Author: Nova Ren Suma

Pages: 336

Publishing by: Algonquin Young Readers

Publishing on: March 24th 2015

“Ori’s dead because of what happened out behind the theater, in the tunnel made out of trees. She’s dead because she got sent to that place upstate, locked up with those monsters. And she got sent there because of me.” The Walls Around Us is a ghostly story of suspense told in two voices—one still living and one long dead. On the outside, there’s Violet, an eighteen-year-old dancer days away from the life of her dreams when something threatens to expose the shocking truth of her achievement. On the inside, within the walls of a girls’ juvenile detention center, there’s Amber, locked up for so long she can’t imagine freedom. Tying these two worlds together is Orianna, who holds the key to unlocking all the girls’ darkest mysteries. We hear Amber’s story and Violet’s, and through them Orianna’s, first from one angle, then from another, until gradually we begin to get the whole picture—which is not necessarily the one that either Amber or Violet wants us to see. Nova Ren Suma tells a supernatural tale of guilt and innocence, and what happens when one is mistaken for the other.

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Why Am I Excited for this book to be published?

This book seems so interesting and something I wouldn't normally read. The dark, ghostly stuff is usually not in my comfort zone when it comes to books. I would love to start getting into that stuff and The Walls Around Us seems like a great read to start doing that. The characters in the synopsis seem like very interesting people and the plot sounds very intriguing. The cover is beautiful and would also look great on my shelf.

So tell me: Have you heard of this book?