For fans of movie classics such as Mad Max, Blade Runner, and Seven Samurai, this dystopian novel features full-throttle action, an inventive futuristic world, and a cast of teen mercenaries led by the incomparable Durango.
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- Greenwillow Books/Greenwillow Books
- Carton Qty: 20
- Selling Territory: USCOM
- 35,000
- LC: 2009023050
- Subsidiary Rights: Audio
Text: HarperCollins Publishers
- On Sale: 8/24/2010
- Teen Fiction
- Tr 9780061673047 $16.99 ($18.99)
- 352 pages; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
- Age: 14 up-; Grades: 9 up
- Model ISBN: 9780061673016
Soul Enchilada
Marketing Campaign
• Browse Inside Sneak Peek
• Local author appearances (Wilmington, NC)
• Friends of Greenwillow galley mailing
• Lead promotion on harperteen.com and in HipLit e-newsletter
• Featured in HarperTeen author blog and audio podcast
• Teacher & Librarian blog/website feature
• Big Mouth galley mailing to key librarians and children’s literature specialists
• Feature at HarperCollins booth at major institutional conferences, including ALA, IRA, NCTE, and TLA
Photo Credit: Caroline Gill
Backlist
Soul Enchilada
David Macinnis Gill
- Hardcover
- 9780061673016
- 4/7/2009
- $16.99 ($18.50 Can.)
- Marketing Code: AV
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Black Hole Sun EPB
David Macinnis Gill
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- 9780061998331
- 8/24/2010
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Soul Enchilada
David Macinnis Gill
- Paperback
- 9780061673030
- 8/31/2010
- $8.99 ($10.99)
Extras
Quotes
"The sins of his father weigh heavily on Durango, an outcast teen mercenary who's trying to eke out a living on tomorrow's gritty, trigger-happy Mars. Fortunately, he is armed with an AI implant, a crew of colorful misfits, and an unshakable sense of humor. David Macinnis Gill rockets readers to new frontiers in this imaginative, action-packed tale."
- Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games
"Rockets readers to new frontiers . . . action-packed."
- Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games
"Great story, great characters, and nonstop action. David Gill takes you to a rugged, fast, tough world."
- Chris Crutcher, author of Deadline and Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
"Black Hole Sun grabbed me by the throat and didn't let go until the last page. In the best tradition of Heinlein and Firefly, Black Hole Sun is for readers who like their books fast-paced, intense, and relentless. Buy it, read it, pass it on!"
- Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Wintergirls and Speak
"Readers will have a hard time turning the pages fast enough as the body count rises to the climactic, satisfying ending, which will leave new fans hopeful for more adventures."
- Booklist (starred review)
Praise for Soul Enchilada:
“Wonderful and unexpectedly touching, this is a book meant for re-reading. Good stuff!”
“Wonderful and unexpectedly touching, this is a book meant for re-reading. Good stuff!”
- Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Lovely
"Action, adventure, sci-fi, and horror buffs will all find this an almost perfect mix of all of the genres, and the addition of a soupçon of romance and hints of painful family drama results in a book that's got appeal to just about any potential speculative-fiction fan."
- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Science-fiction fans will cheer Durango on in his exploits and enjoy the twists in the novel's satisfying conclusion. "
- School Library Journal (starred review)
"Fast-paced, compulsively readable, and outright funny."
- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)