Inspired by the real-life “flash mob” violence that hit Chicago in 2011, Every Stolen Breath is a fast-paced, immersive thriller, which looks at just how hard one girl will fight back against the crowd knowing any breath might be her last.Įvery Stolen Breath is the 2020 International Literacy Association (ILA) Children’s and Young Adults’ Book Award Recipient for Young Adult Fiction and a 2020 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. But by the time Lia realizes the deadly consequences behind her obsession, she’s already become the swarm’s next target. Desperate to prevent another death, Lia teams up with a teen hacker, a fame-hungry reporter, and the mysterious boy who might have been the cause of her father’s murder. But Lia is convinced these attacks are politically motivated and controlled by a syndicate of organized crime that thrives on power and intimidation. Local authorities dismiss it as gang violence they can’t control. Sharing the coordinates of their targets through social media, the swarm emerges from the crowd and descends on a single person, with each member landing a blow until the victim is dead. In downtown Chicago, teenagers have been attacking their victims in packs. Two years after her father’s murder, Lia Finch is the only one left still pursuing his killers.
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