#SJYALit: Discussing GLORY O’BRIEN’S HISTORY OF THE FUTURE with A. S. King

February 24, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS Leave a Comment

Last night we had the pleasure of talking with author A. S. King as part of our #SJYALit Project. We talked feminism, politics and bats. The Twitter conversation is Storified for you below.

TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

My 1st Question for @AS_King is where did the inspiration for GLORY come from? #SJYALit

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:08:25

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

.@AS_King We chose this book for our #SJYALit discussion because of its discussion of women's rights & bodies. What does it mean to you now?

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:14:56

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Amanda MacGregor @CiteSomething

.@AS_King How did the mummified bat powder taste when you drank it? Clearly you were able to see into 2017 pretty well. #SJYALit

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:15:15

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

This feels way too true #SJYALit https://twitter.com/CiteSomething/status/834919584683724804 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:16:43

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 #SJYALit Hoo boy. Well, people would ask me where I came up with the future parts of the book and I'd be like: Um, look around. 1/?

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:17:08

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L Taylor @shelfemployed

#sjyalit @AS_King After seeing the power of the #womensmarch, do u feel this is a good time or bad time for women? Wish I could see future!

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:18:00

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 #SJYALit I didn't try to write about those things, but those things are important to me--so that's what comes out when I write.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:18:19

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 #SJYALit What it means to me now is: Come on. I'm still protesting for the same shit? Still?

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:19:22

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

When I heard that the OK rep called women "hosts", a scene from GLORY came immediately to mind. It's eerie. @AS_King #SJYALit https://twitter.com/zachjpayne/status/834920334469914624 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:19:34

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

@AS_King I have been in a couple of marches recently and I saw a lot of older women carrying signs that said exactly this. #SJYALIt

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:20:30

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@shelfemployed #SJYALit The #womensmarch was amazing. Shows our strength. But our rights are being whittled once again. We must keep going.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:20:50

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@shelfemployed #SJYALit I think things get better for women slowly. And none of us are safe if even one of us isn't.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:21:40

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Ms Kroese @MizCrozet

@TLT16 @AS_King #SJYALit just wanted to say I think your books are terrific, really great. You knock it out of the park!

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:22:04

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@ZachJPayne @TLT16 #SJYALit Believe me, Zach, I wish Nedrick and DJT were figments of my imagination. Neither are. Sad! (Sorry. Had to.)

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:22:30

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L Taylor @shelfemployed

#sjyalit @AS_King #Consumerism was a big theme in GLORY. Are you a minimalist?

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:23:33

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 Yes. Hosts. Incubators. Eggshells, in a sense. I could poke holes in these theories all day long. #sjyalit

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:25:26

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@MizCrozet @TLT16 #SJYALit Thank you so much! I do try. I know I'm a bit weird, but then again, I always did.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:26:16

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

It's weird because they sexualize women, call us hosts, romanticize pregnancy, but don't want insurance to have to cover it. #SJYALit https://twitter.com/AS_King/status/834922145725759488 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:26:40

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@shelfemployed #SJYALit Yes. I was a non-consumerist for 10 years as I lived self sufficiently on a farm in Ireland. Now, minimalist.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:27:14

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

Actually - WHY a bat? How did that idea come to you? #SJYALit @AS_King https://twitter.com/CiteSomething/status/834919584683724804 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:27:54

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@shelfemployed #SJYALit I just can't stand how we're all bought and sold. It was, in a way, how we ended up in the political sit we're in.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:27:58

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@ZachJPayne @TLT16 #SJYALit <3 <3 <3 I'll never do it again. I PROMISE YOU!

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:28:34

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Amanda MacGregor @CiteSomething

I really appreciated the look at complicated friendships and not knowing what to do post-high school. #SJYALit

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:31:26

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

#sjyalit @CiteSomething I never drank it, though. I do now have an impressive collection of bats people send me. But no drinking them.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:33:10

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 And it wasn't scary as much as it was disorienting. For years after that, I wondered WTAF I was doing on the planet. #SJYALit

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:34:54

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

8th graders here just had to pick a career & focus to sign up for High School! I'm like, what? @AS_King @CiteSomething #SJYALit https://twitter.com/CiteSomething/status/834923656329510912 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:36:46

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

@AS_King If you figured it out, please tell me the secret. I still haven't. #SJYALit

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:37:19

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

SMASH THE PATRIARCHY! #SJYALit (we made buttons) https://twitter.com/AS_King/status/834925020648468481 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:37:52

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L Taylor @shelfemployed

#sjyalit @AS_King With so much happening so quickly, what do you feel is the most urgent issue facing U.S. women and girls today?

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:38:24

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

We are trying to be more experience focused vs. stuff focused here. But it's hard because teens & peer pressure and stuff. #SJYALit https://twitter.com/AS_King/status/834925525026111488 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:40:01

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 #sjyalit I think it's a daily thing. One day I'm here to be the best mother I can be. Next, a writer. Next, I'm back to WTAF.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:40:22

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

I find that teen readers are drawn to friendship stories because they are trying to navigate those just as much as romantic ones. #SJYALit https://twitter.com/AS_King/status/834925656685314049 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:40:54

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Amanda MacGregor @CiteSomething

#SJYALit https://twitter.com/AS_King/status/834925525026111488 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:41:27

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

As a mother, how open should we be raising teen daughters I wonder? I find that I am very. I want my kid to know she's normal. #SJYALIt https://twitter.com/AS_King/status/834925903130034177 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:41:52

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 I don't know. For me it changes every day with my teen. Honesty is good. Love is best. Understanding is key. But I HATE that our...

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:45:09

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 I don't know. For me it changes every day with my teen. Honesty is good. Love is best. Understanding is key. But I HATE that our...

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:45:09

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 ...girls don't feel normal. I think it's causing the rise in teen mood disorders and it's time to pay attention, not shame, you know?

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:46:35

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 ...girls don't feel normal. I think it's causing the rise in teen mood disorders and it's time to pay attention, not shame, you know?

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:46:35

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 Peer pressure is a bitch. That, I know...now that I have seen the interior of the principal's office one too many times this year.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:48:13

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 Peer pressure is a bitch. That, I know...now that I have seen the interior of the principal's office one too many times this year.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:48:13

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

I can't imagine how current political discussion are affecting both girl & boy perceptions of women. And they read it. #SJYALit https://twitter.com/as_king/status/834927470402908160 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:49:08

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 Glory is a feminist. But so is Ellie. People mis-define it. Skew it. They take its power away bc women scare the shit out of them.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:49:49

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 Glory is a feminist. But so is Ellie. People mis-define it. Skew it. They take its power away bc women scare the shit out of them.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:49:49

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

Like what must it feel like to be a 14yrold girl & hear policy makers say you are a host, not a person. #SJYALit https://twitter.com/as_king/status/834927470402908160 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:50:25

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 I'm a feminist, so all of my books are feminist. ANTS had the V. Monologues. Vera had...Vera. Crawl had So many things. Tornado...

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:50:34

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 I'm a feminist, so all of my books are feminist. ANTS had the V. Monologues. Vera had...Vera. Crawl had So many things. Tornado...

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:50:34

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

#SJYALit https://twitter.com/as_king/status/834928284282552321 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:51:08

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

#SJYALit https://twitter.com/as_king/status/834928473663754240 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:51:22

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 Also, I've never dreaded that word. The opposite is a proud denial of equal rights. Any definition that denies that is incorrect.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:51:31

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 Also, I've never dreaded that word. The opposite is a proud denial of equal rights. Any definition that denies that is incorrect.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:51:31

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

#SJYALit talking Feminism https://twitter.com/as_king/status/834928709668831232 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:52:29

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 IDK. I can tell you what my 14yo said when I told her about the vagina glue story yesterday. "Did these get out of health class or??"

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:53:05

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 IDK. I can tell you what my 14yo said when I told her about the vagina glue story yesterday. "Did these get out of health class or??"

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:53:05

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 :) Thank you. I appreciate that as I toil away on the next YA.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:53:37

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Amanda MacGregor @CiteSomething

"We form. We shine. We burn. Kapow" may be my favorite words in YA ever. Says it all. So thanks for those. @AS_King #SJYALit

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:53:45

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L Taylor @shelfemployed

#Feminism #SJYALit https://twitter.com/TLT16/status/834928954825920512 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:53:57

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 I would v much love one of those buttons. And so would my mother.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:54:35

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@CiteSomething Thank you. I was just talking to an astronomer this week and we geeked out about Sagan and I told her those words. She smiled

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:55:31

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@CiteSomething Thank you. I was just talking to an astronomer this week and we geeked out about Sagan and I told her those words. She smiled

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:55:31

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@indubitablyzara @CiteSomething Oh indeed. I have bats. Quite a few. They creep me out, but remind me that death and life are a second apart

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:56:48

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@indubitablyzara @CiteSomething Oh indeed. I have bats. Quite a few. They creep me out, but remind me that death and life are a second apart

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:56:48

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L Taylor @shelfemployed

#sjyalit What's in the works? @AS_King

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:56:50

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 I love it. I've also been out of the loop the last 2 or so weeks--not out of choice but out of family crises. So I haven't seen many

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:57:58

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 I love it. I've also been out of the loop the last 2 or so weeks--not out of choice but out of family crises. So I haven't seen many

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:57:58

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@shelfemployed In the works: A book. For 2018 all going well. Not quite sure how to explain it @ this point. It's weird. (As if.)

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:58:41

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@shelfemployed In the works: A book. For 2018 all going well. Not quite sure how to explain it @ this point. It's weird. (As if.)

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:58:41

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 Glory O'Brien is a serious girl. She thinks seriously and isn't caught up in the consumerist world. She was the girl I wrote for me.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:59:17

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 Glory O'Brien is a serious girl. She thinks seriously and isn't caught up in the consumerist world. She was the girl I wrote for me.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:59:17

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 I'd never seen me in a book before. But she's there for you all, too, because you are not your hymen or your wardrobe. You are your..

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:59:58

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 I'd never seen me in a book before. But she's there for you all, too, because you are not your hymen or your wardrobe. You are your..

Fri, Feb 24 2017 00:59:58

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

Beautiful #SJYAlit https://twitter.com/as_king/status/834930663358877696 …

Fri, Feb 24 2017 01:00:04

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 BRAIN and your heart and your sense of humor. Do what you want to do. In make up. Or not. In heels. Or not. Just be comfortable.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 01:01:03

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 BRAIN and your heart and your sense of humor. Do what you want to do. In make up. Or not. In heels. Or not. Just be comfortable.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 01:01:03

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 Because the world makes it uncomfortable for us every day, so at least be comfortable in yourself. (And smash the patriarchy.)

Fri, Feb 24 2017 01:01:47

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 Because the world makes it uncomfortable for us every day, so at least be comfortable in yourself. (And smash the patriarchy.)

Fri, Feb 24 2017 01:01:47

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L Taylor @shelfemployed

@AS_King I can't wait! #SJYALIT That's why I never wrote a review of GLORY.Too hard to explain. In the #library, it's usually "hand-sold." ????

Fri, Feb 24 2017 01:02:28

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 Thank you so much for having this chat with me. I appreciate your support.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 01:02:53

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 Thank you so much for having this chat with me. I appreciate your support.

Fri, Feb 24 2017 01:02:53

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

I love @AS_King and thank you so much for your time tonight! Everyone read GLORY O'BRIEN if you haven't'. Thank you for your time! #SJYALit

Fri, Feb 24 2017 01:03:46

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A.S. King ☂@AS_King

@TLT16 xoxoxo

Fri, Feb 24 2017 01:05:27

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TeenLibrarianToolbox @TLT16

I will storify the #SJYALit chat with @AS_King Tomorrow and I'll put it on TLT

@AS_King

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Fri, Feb 24 2017 01:09:58

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Publisher's Book Description:

In this masterpiece about freedom, feminism, and destiny, Printz Honor author A.S. King tells the epic story of a girl coping with devastating loss at long last–a girl who has no idea that the future needs her, and that the present needs her even more.
Graduating from high school is a time of limitless possibilities–but not for Glory, who has no plan for what’s next. Her mother committed suicide when Glory was only four years old, and she’s never stopped wondering if she will eventually go the same way…until a transformative night when she begins to experience an astonishing new power to see a person’s infinite past and future. From ancient ancestors to many generations forward, Glory is bombarded with visions–and what she sees ahead of her is terrifying: A tyrannical new leader raises an army. Women’s rights disappear. A violent second civil war breaks out. And young girls vanish daily, sold off or interned in camps. Glory makes it her mission to record everything she sees, hoping her notes will somehow make a difference. She may not see a future for herself, but she’ll do anything to make sure this one doesn’t come to pass.

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About Karen Jensen, MLS

Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).

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