Rite
of Rejection
by
Sarah Negovetich
Releasing
December 4th, 2014
Straight-laced,
sixteen-year-old Rebecca can’t
wait for her Acceptance. A fancy ball, eligible bachelors, and her debut as an
official member of society. Instead, the Machine rejects Rebecca. Labeled as a
future criminal, she’s shipped off to a life sentence in a lawless penal
colony.
A life behind barbed
wire fences with the world’s most dangerous people terrifies Rebecca. She
reluctantly joins a band of misfit teens in a risky escape plan, complete with
an accidental fiancé she’s almost certain she can learn to love.
But freedom comes with a
price. To escape a doomed future and prove her innocence Rebecca must embrace
the criminal within.
Love the cover? Go on then and read the first chapter...
One
Before
You Stands the Future. The
dark-red banner strung across the storefront awning matches the dozens of
others lining the streets of the shopping district. Each one with the same
clock counting down to Acceptance. Tomorrow morning can’t get here soon enough.
I push the glowing blue
button and the door slides open with a staccato puff of air. Overhead, an
electric bell dings as I shuffle into the upscale boutique packed with other
Candidates. Cheryl is right
behind me, bouncing on her toes with each step. My mother would die of embarrassment
if I showed the same lack of decorum as my best friend, but I’m bouncing on the
inside. Our mothers walk in behind us and the door slides shut with another
whoosh of air.
We visited half the
shops in Cardinal City this morning in our search for the perfect dresses and
dyed-to-match shoes. I got a
thrill buying my first pair of silk gloves, Cheryl and I gushing over the tiny
pearl buttons, but this is the purchase I’m looking forward to the most.
Shelves bursting with
dance cards cover every square inch of wall space. Dozens of girls sigh and
squeal over the small books we’ll use to record the names of our dance partners
for tomorrow’s ball. I wipe damp palms against the cool material of my skirt
and force myself to focus on the goal. One of these books is the perfect one
for me. Hopefully, by the end of tomorrow night, it will hold the name of my
future husband.
Sarah Negovetich knows
you don't know how to pronounce her name and she's okay with that.
Her first love is Young
Adult novels, because at seventeen the world is your oyster. Only oysters are
slimy and more than a little salty; it's accurate if not exactly motivational.
We should come up with a better cliché.
Sarah divides her time
between writing YA books that her husband won’t read and working with amazing
authors as an agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency. Her life’s goal is to be
only a mildly embarrassing mom when her kids hit their teens.
You can learn more about
Sarah and her books at www.SarahNegovetich.com or follow her antics on Twitter
@SarahNego.
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