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Zero O'Clock
Zero O'Clock: A Cape Town Thriller | C. J. Farley
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For sixteen-year-old Geth Montego, zero o'clock begins on March 11, 2020. By June, she wonders if it will ever end. An insightful, eye-opening, and inventive story. C.J. Farley has penned a novel that sheds an important light on real issues facing young people today. --Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give Zero O'Clock is a beautiful and timely YA novel that is both heartbreaking and whip smart, a glimpse into the world of virtual friendship, classrooms, and pop stardom. --Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg, author of The Nine Thoughtful, provocative, and pounding with the fast-paced beat of a sharp-witted adolescent mind, Zero O'Clock is the story of a Jamaican-American teen girl at the early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Rochelle, New York. C.J. Farley has created an irresistible heroine in Geth Montego. Simmering with justifiable anger at everything from the cancellation of her senior prom to racial injustices and police brutality, Geth manages to overcome grief, anxiety, and confusion to discover a new sense of herself and her ability to create change. --Karen Dukess, author of The Last Book Party Zero O'Clock seems to have a direct line into the mindset of a modern teenager. I enjoyed it immensely! --Alex Wheatle, author of Cane Warriors In early March 2020 in New Rochelle, New York, teenager Geth Montego is fumbling with the present and uncertain about her future. She only has three friends: her best friend Tovah, who's been acting weird ever since they started applying to college; Diego, who she wants to ask to prom; and the K-pop band BTS, because the group always seems to be there for her when she needs them (at least in her head). She could use some help now. Geth's small city becomes one of the first COVID-19 containment zones in the US. As her community is upended by the virus and stirred up by the growing Black Lives Matter protests, Geth faces a choice and a question: Is she willing to risk everything to fight for her beliefs? And if so, what exactly does she believe in? C.J. Farley captures a moment in spring 2020 no teenager will ever forget. It sucks watching the world fall apart. But sometimes you have to start from zero.
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IndoorDame
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I decided this would be my #MakeYourOwnPrompt title for #Booked2022 because I was interested in reading something about the pandemic set in my childhood hometown, New Rochelle NY, during the early days when they were one of the first major hotspots and a state of emergency was declared there and the National guard called out to assist with creating a containment zone. 👇🏼

IndoorDame This is fiction, written from the perspective of a high school student, and while it gave me some insights, I didn‘t love it. 2y
Cinfhen Cool idea for your own prompt. Sounds like it had potential to be really good - too bad it didn‘t work out ☹️ 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Brave author to broach this already. And you for reading it too! 2y
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jessinikkip
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So my son was telling his teacher about how we've been watching a TON of spooky stuff and reading spooky books while we packed up my books upstairs and how many I had to keep vs giveaway... Which led to them asking him "Does he have a book about...(random topic here)?" And Im not awake enough for this to be how the day goes.

I might have to ban him from participating in spooky stuff for #Scarathlon2021 with me ???? @StayCurious @CrowvanHalen

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jessinikkip
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I wasnt sure at first how I felt about reading a novel that actually focused on COVID and the quarantine but this one sounds so good, I think I will like it.

#Scarathlon2021 #TeamHendrix @staycurious #Bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
jessinikkip Hey, @IndoorDame I saw you stacked this to read. Did you want me to send it to you when I'm done? Its an ARC copy and I underlined some things for my review but Im happy to pass along. 2y
IndoorDame @jessinikkip that would be awesome! Thank you so much! I grew up in New Rochelle, so I‘m really interested in reading this one. What‘s your email? I‘ll send my address. 2y
jessinikkip @IndoorDame Of course, I'm always interested in reading books set around my home town too. Just shoot me your address to jpresgraves@ferrum.edu and I'll semd it on when I'm finished up 2y
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