In the Community,
there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity
clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the
Link network.
When Zoe starts to malfunction (or “glitch”), she
suddenly begins having her own thoughts, feelings, and identity. Any anomalies
must be immediately reported and repaired, but Zoe has a secret so dark it will
mean certain deactivation if she is caught: her glitches have given her
uncontrollable telekinetic powers.
As Zoe struggles to control her abilities and stay hidden, she meets other glitchers including Max, who can disguise his appearance, and Adrien, who has visions of the future. Both boys introduce Zoe to feelings that are entirely new. Together, this growing band of glitchers must find a way to free themselves from the controlling hands of the Community before they’re caught and deactivated, or worse.
As Zoe struggles to control her abilities and stay hidden, she meets other glitchers including Max, who can disguise his appearance, and Adrien, who has visions of the future. Both boys introduce Zoe to feelings that are entirely new. Together, this growing band of glitchers must find a way to free themselves from the controlling hands of the Community before they’re caught and deactivated, or worse.
Release: August 7, 2012
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Heather Anastasiu is the author of the young
adult sci-fi novel,GLITCH (St. Martin's Press/Spring 2012). She recently moved
to Minneapolis with her family, and when she’s not busy getting lost exploring
the new city, she spends most days writing at a café.
Random Facts About Me:
- I played the piccolo in my high school marching band.
- I paint a little, but for some reason, only in winter.
- So, the last name, I know it looks like Anastasia,
but it has a U on the end: Anastasiu (rhymes with 'so-nice-to-see-you').
It's Romanian in origin.
- I like body art. Well, I like art of all kinds, but
especially body art, i.e. tattoos, because it's the art you get to
take with you. I figure, there's so much about the body we're given we
don't have control over (hips, nose, forehead, chin, height, foot size,
health), so much that we get no choice in, but hair color and ink designs?
Hello world, this is me and the kinds of things I find beautiful!
- I was in a wheelchair for a year during college because
of health problems. Being wheel-bound and knee-high for a year certainly
changed my perspective on life (pun intended).
- Yes, I am a fan of cheesy puns.
- My favorite book is East of Eden because it blew open my world when I first read it at
age 20.
- I also unabashedly love Twilight. I even wrote a chapter in a forthcoming book of
academic essays about how Twilight, for all its shortcomings, can also have
positive implications for readers in that it provides a platform for
public participation in a communal female myth. It's compulsively readable
and is all about engaging our fantasy lives and letting us participate in
vicarious wish fullfillment.
- I like pink and black together, but not apart.
Small Scene from Book
Again i was struck by the mystery of this boy. Who was he? How did he know so much? Why was he helping me?
Before I could continue through the long list of questions racing through my mind, we reached a small four by four foot plateau at the top of the staircase. Adrien found the switch easily this time and spoke the authorization code. And then, as the last door swung open and my eyes were stung by blinding light, I learned the answer to at least one of my questions.
Adrien wasn't trying to help me at all.
He was trying to kill me.
I flinched and covered my face as even though I knew it wouldn't help. Exposure to the outside air was deadly. And if it didn't kill you right away, the radiation would lead to tumors soon enough.
I turned to race back down the stairs but Adrien grabbed my upper arms
