Sweet

SWEET

They’d kill to get thin.

Emmy Laybourne, author of the Monument 14 trilogy, takes readers on a dream vacation in Sweet that goes first comically, then tragically, then horrifyingly, wrong!

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AWARDS & ACCOLADES

  • Junior Library Guild Award Winner

  • 2018-2019 Winner of the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (The Rosie Award)

  • 2016-2017 Florida Teens Read Master List

  • 2016 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

  • 2016 Lone Star Reading List

  • 2016 Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Books

PRAISE FOR SWEET

“Simultaneously terrifying, hilarious, and action-packed, SWEET is a wild ride that holds up a warped mirror to our society. I loved it from the first line to the last.” ―Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of Legend and The Young Elites

“Laybourne’s fictional world highlights themes of friendship, the culture of celebrity, and addiction…A finely knit narrative in which romance pairs perfectly (somehow) with societal horror.” —Jennifer Prince, Buncombe County Public Libraries, NC, School Library Journal

“Laybourne’s masterful novel opens as a comical potential romance, becomes suspenseful, then horrific, and ends as a gripping action-adventure survival story sure to enthrall readers … The book is recommended as required summer reading.” —VOYA, Starred Review

“Combining mystery with a bit of romance and a peek into Hollywood’s obsession with being thin, Laybourne creates an interesting commentary on society’s addiction to weight loss and diets.” —Booklist

“While maintaining an exciting, face-paced, terrifying narrative, Laybourne manages to weave in details that highlight friendship, the culture of celebrity and addiction.” —Asheville Citizen-Times

“Laybourne delivers a candy-coated horror novel that alternates between increasingly violent scenes and Laurel and Tom’s poignant romance.” —Publishers Weekly

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING

“This was a tremendously intriguing and fun read… The premise of a weight loss supplement that makes people go wacko was brilliant, and the ending was vastly amusing. Great writing, great story, great characters.” —Ms. Yingling, Goodreads Reviewer

“An aspect I particularly loved was how Laybourne packed multiple themes into one book to appeal to multiple audiences. It contained bits of dystopian science-fiction, contemporary realistic fiction, disaster/survival, adventure, and magical realism. Even if you prefer only one of those five genres, Laybourne’s way of fusing them together is intriguing and unique: perfect for this novel.” —Zoe, Center for Teaching and Learning

“SWEET was fun from start to finish. I loved that the book was an exaggeration of a bigger message on body image with some touches on addiction, respect, and valor.” —The Book Addict’s Guide

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE READERS OF SWEET

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