The Living, Matt de la Pena
The Living, Matt de la Pena
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The Living

Author: Matt de la Pena

Narrator: Henry Leyva

Unabridged: 7 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/12/2013


Synopsis

Shy takes the summer job to make some money. A few months on a luxury cruise liner—how bad can it be? Bikinis, free food, maybe even a girl or two…every cruise has a fresh crop of passengers, after all. He’ll rake in the tips and be able to help his mom and sister out with the bills.But then, an earthquake more massive than any ever recorded hits California and Shy’s life is changed forever.The earthquake is only the beginning. Twenty-four hours and a catastrophic chain of events later, Shy is lost at sea, fighting to survive—and stuck with her.She’s blond and she’s rich, and never in her life would she have dreamed she’d be adrift in the Pacific Ocean, surrounded by death and completely dependent on a guy like Shy.And Shy hasn’t even faced the worst yet.“[The Living] is special because of its extraordinary protagonist, Shy, who I haven’t been able to shake from my mind in the weeks since I read the book.” —John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars“An addictive page-turner and character-driven literary novel with broad appeal for fans of both.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review“An excellent, enthralling ride…a great read for those looking for adventure and survival stories.” —VOYA, starred reviewA Pura Belpré Author Honor Award WinnerAn ALSC 2014 Notable Children’s Book Pick

About Matt de la Pena

The Living is Matt de la Peña’s fifth novel. He attended the University of the Pacific on a basketball scholarship and went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing at San Diego State University. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he teaches creative writing. Look for Matt de la Peña’s other books, Ball Don’t Lie, Mexican WhiteBoy, We Were Here, and I Will Save You, all available from Delacorte Press.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Josu on November 10, 2015

Una novela ágil, con personajes sin apenas profundidad y predecible, pero que al menos consigue mantenerte en vilo durante gran parte de sus páginas. Hay varias cosas que quiero comentar de Los vivientes. Comenzó como una historia diferente y original, pues tan solo con la localización de gran parte......more

Goodreads review by Jon on December 20, 2013

Check out Scott Reads It! The Living is a strange novel because each part is extremely different in tone and atmosphere. The first part of this novel had a very contemporary feel and it had a nice mix of romance and interesting introspective writing. Part two of The Living was strictly apocalypti......more

Goodreads review by Tara on December 17, 2013

Looking through the other reviews, I'm surprised this book rated as many stars as it did. Maybe I'm just the oddball out on this one, but this book was "Meh..." for me. I was expecting an exciting tale of survivalist fiction - and there is some of that, don't get me wrong, but there's also a medical......more

Goodreads review by Vir on September 09, 2015

Los vivientes es una novela que me ha impactado bastante por la crudeza y dureza de muchas de sus escenas. Una historia de supervivencia completamente adictiva que me tuvo con el corazón en un puño en muchas ocasiones tanto por su intensidad como por la forma tan directa que tiene el autor de narrar......more