Waking Romeo
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ISBN10: 1250174120
ISBN13: 9781250174123
Trade Paperback
384 Pages
$11.99
CA$15.99
Year: 2083. Location: London. Mission: Wake Romeo.
It’s the end of the world. Literally. Time travel is possible, but only forward. And only a handful of families choose to remain in the “now,” living off of the scraps left behind.
Among them are eighteen-year-old Juliet and the love of her life, Romeo. But things are far from rosy for Jules. Romeo lies in a coma and Jules is estranged from her friends and family, dealing with the very real fallout of their wild romance.
Then a mysterious time traveler, Ellis, impossibly arrives from the future with a mission that makes Juliet question everything she knows about life and love.
Can Jules wake Romeo—and rewrite her future?
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Praise for Waking Romeo
“This dazzling, genre-defying novel offers a sublime mix of dystopian fantasy, time travel, suspense, and romance all in the context of a brilliant, futuristic, cleverly-plotted reimagining of Romeo and Juliet.”—Buffalo News
“An atmospheric, dystopian YA sci-fi that [we] absolutely devoured . . . a thought-provoking read that is sure to keep readers on their toes.”—YA Books Central
“Waking Romeo is a stunning reimagining of the classic tale of Romeo and Juliet—meets Wuthering Heights, meets epic time-travelling extravaganza. Highly recommended for fans of science-fiction and timeless love stories.”—Books + Publishing (Australia)
“Waking Romeo is like nothing you have read before. It spans genres, adding twist upon twist you’ll never see coming. If you love dystopian, science fiction, and/or time travel YA, this one is completely, utterly, 100% for you.”—Kids’ Book Review (Australia)
“Original, ambitious, powerful. Barker’s ability to challenge the boundaries of genre and find light in the darkness is a gift.”—Melina Marchetta, Printz Award-winning author of Jellicoe Road
“The most beautiful, moving, and rigorously plotted time-travel novel I have ever read.”—Justine Larbalestier, author of My Sister Rosa
“A genre-bending masterpiece that effortlessly juggles classic literature, existentialism, time travel, and dystopia—with action and feels. I freaking loved every minute.”—Lili Wilkinson, award-winning author of Pink
“This brilliantly clever story brings together myriad dystopian futures, the concepts of fate and existentialism, and a disorienting but engaging tale of love and time—but not in the way you may first think. A fun read for fans of classic literature turned on its head, this is a spectacular genre-twisting tale.”—Claire Atherfold, Readings State Library (Australia)
“This fast-paced, brilliantly futuristic Romeo and Juliet variation splits and swirls timelines, ecological collapse, and hope into a virtuoso five-act telling. This breathtaking, meticulously plotted adventure revitalizes a classic into a vital call to hope for the pandemic generation.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Jules
2083
I’m sitting in the chapel for school assembly when Headmistress Cisco says, “And now we’ll hear a special tribute from Rosaline.” Crap. There’s at least a few of these a year...
About the author
Kathryn Barker
