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THE SUMMER PRINCE

Alaya Johnson

A heart-stopping story of love, death, technology, and art set amid the tropics of a futuristic Brazil.
The lush city of Palmares Tres shimmers with tech and tradition, with screaming gossip casters and practiced politicians. In the midst of this vibrant metropolis, June Costa creates art that's sure to make her legendary. But her dreams of fame become something more when she meets Enki, the bold new Summer King. The whole city falls in love with him (including June's best friend, Gil). But June sees more to Enki than amber eyes and a lethal samba. She sees a fellow artist. Together, June and Enki will stage explosive, dramatic projects that Palmares Tres will never forget. They will add fuel to a growing rebellion against the government's strict limits on new tech. And June will fall deeply, unfortunately in love with Enki. Because like all Summer Kings before him, Enki is destined to die. Pulsing with the beat of futuristic Brazil, burning with the passions of its characters, and overflowing with ideas, this fiery novel will leave you eager for more from Alaya Dawn Johnson.

Alaya Dawn Johnson's short story "Love Will Tear Us Apart" was included in the ZOMBIES VS UNICORNS anthology (Margaret K. McElderry, 2010), edited by Justine Larbalestier and Holly Black. THE SUMMER PRINCE is her first young adult novel. She lives in New York City.
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Published 2013-03-01 by Arthur Levine/Scholastic

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Published 2013-03-01 by Arthur Levine/Scholastic

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A beautiful heart in your throat story that juggles love and death.

2013 James Tiptree Jr Book of Honor Read more...

Starred review: With its complicated history, founding myth, and political structure, Palmares Três is compelling, as is the triple bond between June, Enki, and Gil as they challenge their world’s injustices.

Alaya Dawn Johnson's THE SUMMER PRINCE has been nominated for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Read more...

France: Editions Laffont

2013 CYBILS Award for Speculative Fiction Read more...

An art project, a rebellion and a sacrifice make up this nuanced, original cyberpunk adventure...As the trio dances—often literally—around one another, June must negotiate between the extremes of stasis and post-humanism, learn to see beyond herself, discover the meaning of integrity, and maybe even save her rotten-at-the-core and best-beloved city.

A nimble, beautiful novel about risking everything for love and art, both otherworldly and magnificently real.