Its more about evil corporations, first loves, tender and hesitant romance, high school drama, and bullies, all with a small scifi twist. Seriously, the backstories for these two characters are utterly heartbreaking, but i was immediately invested in both amanda and chase and both their lives before and after these horrible things happened. The rules quotes by stacey kade goodreads share book. Jun 07, 2011 stacey kade is an awardwinning corporate copywriter, whos written about everything from backhoe loaders to breast pumps. The audio may be a bit off if you dont wear headphones.
This is my first stacey kade book, but im definitely going to be getting her other books. In 2011 her book queen of the dead was nominated for a yalsa award for best fiction for young adults. Dont talk to a man first and dont ask him to dance not even lets have coffee, or do you come here often. The best ya dystopian and postapocalyptic books of 2012 and. For this life only book by stacey kade official publisher. Starlight nights by stacey kade december, 2017 december 8, 2017 torforge at twentytwo, calista beckett is trying to overcome her early fame and fortune. Besides ya novels she also writes mysteries and new adult. The ghost and the goth by stacey kade excerpt teen fiction. At the end, we talked a little bit about her coming soon book. It was fast pace and flowed seamlessly through the many facts and events that occurred. This 2007 newbery honor book is a humorous and heartwarming debut about feeling different and finding acceptance. She announced in february 2011 that she will begin writing a new two part book series called project paper doll.
Author stacey kade the ghost and the goth trilogy and the project paper doll series. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading project paper doll. Throughout her life arianes father has pressed the importance of following the rules and not being caught by gtxthe lab that created her. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Project paper doll series by stacey kade goodreads. It is a necessary evil of ya, but i prefer it when the focus is not so much on school. Arianes survivaland that of her adoptive fatherdepends on her ability.
Pretending to feel something you dont can often lead you to the. The rules is told from two different perspectives arianes and zanes, who were two incredibly captivating main characters if i do say so myself. A science fiction book that does everything right for a change and it couldnt have come at a better time too. Stacey kade also known as stacey klemstein is an american author from the northern suburbs of chicago, illinois. Arianes survivaland that of her adoptive fatherdepends on her ability to blend. The trouble with rules, though, is that youll always be tempted to break one for the right reasons, due to unavoidable circumstances, because it feels as if theres no other choice. Her ghost and the goth series is one of my favorites for how the relationship develops between the leads and as soon as i realized she was writing a new series, on my toread list went the rules.
The rules which was released in april 20 and the second book project paper doll. Back in february, i interviewed stacey kade after i read the last book in her series the ghost and the goth. At sixteen, ariane tucker has been careful to elude those seeking her since her escape from a genetics lab ten years earlier, but the attention of classmate zane, both frightening and intoxicating, tempts her to risk violating at least one of her adoptive fathers five simple rules. Stacey kade after being on the run, ariane tucker finds herself back where she startedunder the cruel control of dr. The ghost and the goth stacey kade read online free books. Its so easy to sympathize with her as shes in an awful situation.
By the end of the book, stacey kade had pulled things that i did not even think were possibly and it was just. Jul 14, 2014 i was drawn in by kade s style of writing. Arianes survival and that of her adoptive father depends on her ability to blend in among the fullblooded humans, to hide i. By the end of the book, stacey kade had pulled things that i did not even think were possibly and it was just brilliant. Well, during my basketball tournament, guess what landed on my doorstep. These are the five rules ariane tucker has followed since the night she escaped from the genetics lab where she was created. Stacey kade is the author of the ghost and the goth trilogy. Miller had diagnosed me as schizophrenica real disease that was in the medical books and everythingbut that wasnt what was wrong with me. As a former awardwinning corporate copywriter, stacey kade has written about everything from backhoe loaders to breast pumps. Sep 02, 2016 im so excited to be on the tour for stacey kades new book.
Perhaps it was my investment into the story, or maybe it was stacey kades clear and concise prose, but the rules was such a breeze to read. Waiting on wednesday is a weekly event hosted by breaking the spine, and specifically spotlights upcoming novels we cant wait to read. Mar 31, 2010 they had a big hit with book of rules in 1973. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content. I mean, you really know a book is great when you are laughing, crying and shocked all at the same time, the rules delivers in this. And once you break one, the rest seem like so much broken glass. Ive had this book for years and while it always looked interesting, the alien aspect i guess turned me off so i never read it. Stacey kade swept me off my feet with zane in all of his sixfootfour, clark kentesque glory. Click here to buy the rules by stacey kade on hardcover and find more of your favourite juvenile grades 79 ages 1214 books in rarus online book store. Back to the characters, ariane was definitely likable. Stacey kade s books are a barrel of fun and then some. Mar 23, 2018 stacey kade is one of my favorite recent author finds.
Stacey kade is the author of the ghost and the goth series and project paper doll trilogy. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Its the first in her project paper dolls series and i loved it. After returning to her high school as a ghost, she begins to discover its pettiness and discovers that only outcast will killian can see her. Mar 28, 20 the rules is told from two different perspectives arianes and zanes, who were two incredibly captivating main characters if i do say so myself.
Judging by the cover of this book, i would have never guessed it was a scifi novel with an alien hybrid protagonist. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. It is a sunshine state young readers book for 20082009 and won a 2007 schneider family book award. Project paper doll the rules by stacey kade 2014, paperback at the best online prices at. Im just going to address zanes character first because he is so. Jacobs, head of the research facility that created her. Review of the rules by stacey kade a mostly ya book blog. The rules by stacey kade captured me so completely, so perfectly, that i responded in the only way possible. The rules by stacey kade overdrive rakuten overdrive. The voices i heard and the things i saw they were real, even though no one else could see them. The ghost and the goth by stacey kade excerpt chapter one.
Stacey lives outside of chicago with her husband and two retired racing greyhounds. Her first adult contemporary romance, 738 days, was released earlier this year. The rules reads surprisingly like a contemporary book, and thats one of the things that made me love it so much. Kade is the author of two young adult series the ghost and goth trilogy and the project paper doll series. May 19, 20 the rules follows the life of main character ariane tucker. She follows the rules to a t but when the school bully, rachel, starts targeting her best friend, she takes offense and slowly begins to break the rules and once theres a crack in them, it was so easy for the rest to shatter. Following strict rules and hiding in plain sight, arianes evaded capture for a decade, but gtx is closer than she realizes.
Stacey kade definitely stepped up the action in the hunt, between ariane and zane as well as arianes somewhat relatives. Ariane has followed the rules faithfully for ten years. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. Ariane tucker has followed them since the night she escaped from the genetics lab where she was created, the result of combining human and extraterrestrial dna. Prior to writing full time, stacey worked as an awardwinning copywriter for several fortune 500. Although it does have scifi elements, they dont dominate the story at all. She really gets into his head and shows us everything that makes him tick. Stacey kade is an awardwinning corporate copywriter, whos written about everything from backhoe loaders to breast pumps. Not only was this book such a blast to read through, but it was the characters themselves that did the entire blasting for me and i dont know how i had reached the end of this book but. The daughter of a minister and a music teacher, stacey kade grew up reading harlequin romances on the sly in the basement.
Kade does a wonderful job at sucking the reader in, and keeping them hostage, until her last word is written. I was absolutely enthralled by the unique premise she has presented readers with. She could let them take over her life, but she still manages to get by well enough. Kade has done an outstanding job with book one in the project paper doll series. Her 2020 interview is what everyone remembersamanda describing the room where she was kept, the torn poster of tv heartthrob chase henry on the wall. Project muse promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. The plot was just addicting and my heart hurt so much at certain parts of the book it was heartbreaking. Stacey kade books list of books by author stacey kade. Otherwise, how will you know if he spotted you first, was smitten by you and had to have you, or is just being polite. I really enjoyed ariane as a main character i love her quirky habits and tendencies, despite the rules that exist to run her life. Alona daresenior in high school, cocaptain of the cheerleading squad, homecoming queen three years in a row, voted most likely to marry a movie star. Both its difficult topics and its characters that made me think more than i expected, so when the invite for this book went out, i jumped at the chance to join in. It was filled with wonderful, sympathetic characters, a captivating storyline, and unexpected twists and turns. But it was the first book i ever read that made me feel less alone.
The ending was a nice surprise, and i really cant wait to read book two. She lives in the chicago suburbs with her husband and three retired racing greyhounds. The actions scenes were especially fun to read because it set the pace a. Popular, athletic and goodlooking zane coaxes her into revealing herself, while hiding from her the wounds inflicted by his mothers abandonment and policechief fathers contempt. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, sometimes with tears in my eyes. Kade is the author of two young adult series the ghost and the goth and the project paper doll trilogies. Discover book depositorys huge selection of stacey kade books online. Stacey kade is an american author from the northern suburbs of chicago, illinois. There is an alternate cover edition for this isbn10isbn here. The rules project paper doll series, book 1 project paper doll by stacey kade. Living under the identity of a dead girl, ariane is an escaped genetic experiment created by combining human and alien dna. At fifteen, amanda grace was abducted on her way home from school. She lives in the chicago suburbs with her husband, greg, and their two retired racing greyhounds, tall walker walker and shewearsthepants pansy. But when her best and only friend, jenna is bullied by rachel jacobs, ariane knows she cannot stand by and watch her humiliation.
Ariane, though having been in the outside as she calls it for years, is still very much like a fish out of water. I read her 738 days over the summer and was really surprised by it. The romance that is kindled between him and ariane starts out awkwardly but lands firmly on its feet by the end of the book. I love kade s ghost and the goth books so im hoping this one will be just as good. Im still working through her backlist, but when i got my hands on her upcoming finding felicity, i just had to read it right away. Arianes survivaland that of her adoptive fatherdepends on her ability to blend in among the fullblooded humans, to hide in plain sight from those who seek to. Ariane confronts rachel, thereby earning her wrath and placing her squarely in rachels sights for revenge.
She lives in the suburbs of chicago with her husband and three retired racing greyhounds. Readers are treated to an entertaining and a hard toputdown read with an unusual heroine in stacey kades the rules. In finding felicity, we meet carolyn sands just graduating from high school and ready to move on to college and reinvent herself. Pull up a beach chair and stick your toes in the sand as the jersey surf rolls in and out, now open your book and let your imagination take you away. Dystopian and postapocalyptic ya books are very popular, and for good reason. Rules questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on rules. Stacey kade takes readers for a ride with the rules. She lives in a suburb of chicago with her husband and two retired racing greyhounds.