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Chandler Baker grew up in Florida, went to college at the University of Pennsylvania, and studied law at the University of Texas. She now lives in Austin with her husband, though her heart remains at the beach. She strongly believes that writing quality improves vastly if done while staring out at a large body of water and daydreaming. Chandler is the author of the young adult thriller Alive, as well as the High School Horror series. You can visit her online at www.chandlerbaker.com.
Alive
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ISBN-13:
9781484709184
- Publisher: Disney Press
- Publication date: 06/09/2015
- Series: Single Title (One-Off)
- Sold by: DISNEY PUBLISHING WORLDWIDE -EBKS
- Format: eBook
- Sales rank: 224,750
- File size: 3 MB
- Age Range: 12 - 17 Years
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Stella Cross's heart is poisoned. After years on the transplant waiting list, she's running out of hope that she'll ever see her eighteenth birthday. Then, miraculously, Stella receives the transplant she needs to survive. Determined to embrace everything she came so close to losing, Stella throws herself into her new life. But her recovery is marred with strange side effects: Nightmares. Hallucinations. A recurring pain that flares every day at the exact same moment. Then Stella meets Levi Zin, the new boy on everyone's radar at her Seattle prep school. Stella has never felt more drawn to anyone in her life, and soon she and Levi can barely stand to be apart. Stella is convinced that Levi is her soul mate. Why else would she literally ache for him when they are apart? After all, the heart never lies...does it?
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"Plentiful blood-slicked scenes will please horror fans, but the eerie tone surrounding the central mystery is what works best in this supernatural thriller."—Kirkus"Give to fans of ghost stories and conspiracy theories with a touch of romance."—VOYA
"The story is cinematically engaging with some sharp touches... This will be a satisfying gallop of a read for those who hold low-gore, high-concept supernatural horror dear to their non-transplanted hearts."—BCCB
"A tense supernatural thriller with a plethora of teen appeal."—School Library Journal
VOYA, June 2015 (Vol. 38, No. 2) - Laura Panter
Stella has been waiting two years for a heart transplant. She spent the better part of those years thinking she would die before getting the opportunity to live. When a heart miraculously becomes available, Stella is determined to make up for lost time, but her life becomes a series of bizarre events. Stella constantly feels like she is being watched. She keeps having horrific hallucinations of death and vicious attacks on those around her. Her heart aches and every day at the same time, Stella feels like her heart is being ripped from her body. Levi Zin, the new boy in school, has chosen Stella as his girlfriend, but is he the soulmate Stella thinks he is, or is Henry, her friend and former potential boyfriend, right about Levi hiding something? As Stella gets increasingly confused by her own crazy behavior, she turns to Henry to help her unravel the mystery of Levi. When they uncover that a Levi Zin died recently, Stella must find out who her Levi really is. Baker strives to write an eerie thriller with a touch of mystery. While this ghost story explores the theory that spirits can take physical form, Stella’s medical condition does not ring true at times. Readers may question why Stella can drink alcohol, and that she collapses after running on Halloween, but at the end of the novel, Stella’s running does not cause her heart to give out. Stella’s character is self-absorbed and readers will see the story from her point of view; knowing this allows for some of the plot flaws to be forgiven. Give to fans of ghost stories and conspiracy theories with a touch of romance. Reviewer: Laura Panter; Ages 12 to 18.School Library Journal
06/01/2015Gr 9 Up—"I was fifteen when my heart betrayed me," begins Stella Cross. Diagnosed with acute cardiomyopathy, she's sure that her days are numbered. Then miraculously, two years later, she receives a heart transplant from an anonymous donor. However, not long after her life-saving surgery, Stella begins experiencing strange side effects, which include terrifying hallucinations as well as excruciating pain at the exact same time every day. When a mysterious boy named Levi arrives at her prep school in Seattle, Stella finds herself inexplicably and intensely drawn to him. They quickly become inseparable, which causes a rift between Stella and her family, her best friend, and her "maybe more than a friend" Henry. Strangely, being with Levi literally alleviates her physical pain. Initially, this makes her think that he's The One, but eventually she begins to wonder if there's something more otherworldly at work. Baker effectively uses the damp Seattle weather to create a tense, sinister atmosphere. Stella isn't portrayed as a damsel in distress, which helps make her a more likable and relatable character. Although she often relies on her friends and has a few missteps along the way, Stella takes control of her situation and is determined to fix it. While the mystery behind Levi's identity isn't completely surprising or original, it should still satisfy most readers. VERDICT A tense supernatural thriller with a plethora of teen appeal.—Kimberly Castle-Alberts, Hudson Library & Historical Society, OH
Kirkus Reviews
2015-04-01A young woman's life-saving heart transplant leaves her feeling like an outsider in her own life until she meets a new guy with whom she experiences an undeniable magnetism. Stella is grateful to have survived surgery, but afterward she struggles with her family's and friends' tendency to treat her with kid gloves. Worse, she's plagued by a searing, inexplicable pain that strikes her at exactly the same time each day, making her doubt her sanity. So when gorgeous Levi arrives at her insular private Seattle high school and vigorously pursues her, she's more than ready for the distraction. Being around him seems to produce an actual physical relief that mixes into their steamy attraction. Stella's descent into a haze so unlike her normal behavior that it worries her friends is believable, as are the story's developing chills. Characters are well-developed, including friends Henry (who seems to want more than just friendship) and tough, bawdy Brynn, who has a spot-on sarcastic edge that will be recognizable to many teens: "Okay, lovebird. Stop making me want to vom and don't forget to use protection." In the end, the plotting is largely predictable, but it packs in some authentic scares. Plentiful blood-slicked scenes will please horror fans, but the eerie tone surrounding the central mystery is what works best in this supernatural thriller. (Thriller. 14-18)