THIS IS NOT A TEST
St. Martin's Press | Forthcoming, June 19th 2012

It's the end of the world.


Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won't stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. To Sloane Price, that doesn't sound so bad. Six months ago, her world collapsed and since then, she's failed to find a reason to keep going. Now seems like the perfect time to give up.


As Sloane eagerly waits for the barricades to fall, she's forced to witness the apocalypse through the eyes of five people who actually want to live. But as the days crawl by, everyone's motivations to survive begin to change in startling ways and soon the group's fate is determined less and less by what's happening outside and more and more by the unpredictable and violent bids for life–and death–inside. When everything is gone, what do you hold on to?







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PRAISE FOR SOME GIRLS ARE

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PRAISE FOR CRACKED UP TO BE

"Summers creates a gritty world of teenagers living on the edge, complete with explosive interactions and rocky relationships... this compelling read is taut with tension."
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"A page-turning drama with the tension of a whodunit... readers will find themselves cheering for the good girl gone bad."
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