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The Tyrant's Daughter by J.C. Carleson
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Jul 28, 2015 | ISBN 9780449809990

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Praise

The Boston Globe, June 21, 2014:
“Carleson, a former undercover CIA officer, infuses her story with compelling details and gripping authenticity.”

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, November 18, 2013:
“Filled with political intrigue and emotional tension, Carleson’s riveting novel features a teenage refugee caught in a web of deceit and conspiracy.”

Starred Review, Kirkus, December 15, 2013:
“Laila is a complex and layered character whose nuanced observations will help readers better understand the divide between American and Middle Eastern cultures. Smart, relevant, required reading.”

BookPage, February 2014:
“As a former undercover CIA agent, debut author J.C. Carleson has a firm grasp on the world of espionage and power plays. She is able to take her intimate knowledge of this secretive world, an often-avoided gray area of morality, and craft an amazingly gripping and honest tale. Carleson keeps her readers feeling as though they have just returned from traveling in a foreign land, making those faraway issues feel a little more personal—a feat few can achieve with words alone.”

Booklist, February 1, 2014:
“This is more than just Laila’s story; rather, it is a story of context, beautifully written (by a former undercover CIA agent), and stirring in its questions and eloquent observations about our society and that of the Middle East.”

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, February 2014:
“Timely, relevant, and fascinating, Laila’s story offers readers an accessible understanding of the seemingly intractable nature of Middle East politics. An equally fascinating additional note by Dr. Cheryl Benard offers more real-world context for Laila’s fictional but very credible position. Resources for further research are included.”

“This story is important on so many levels. It invites readers to contemplate paradox and contradictions in ways that few books do: how a friend’s loyalty trumps her annoying habits; how you can love your country and still be honest about its shortcomings; how betrayal might be justifiable. But mostly it’s a touching, suspenseful story about two children who don’t belong anywhere. Every American should read this book. It’s an eye-opener.” —Suzanne Fisher Staples, Newbery Honor-winning author of Shabanu

“It’s a story both foreign and familiar, global and intimate. A tense chess game where you’ll think you know the final moves only to learn you’ve been outsmarted.”  —Dana Reinhardt, award-winning author of The Things a Brother Knows

Mashable, June 17, 2014:
“This compelling look at someone fighting desperately against a truth she’d rather not believe challenges you to think deeper.”

Awards

Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award NOMINEE 2015

Show Me Reader Award Selector List of 30–Missouri Association of School Librarians NOMINEE

Amazon Best of the Year So Far SELECTION 2014

Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year SELECTION 2015

Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Books SELECTION 2014

Tennessee Volunteer State Book Master List SELECTION 2016

YALSA Best Books for Young Adults SELECTION 2015

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