Elysia was born without a soul, her only purpose to serve the wealthy inhabitants of io, an island paradise. Rachel cohn is an american bestselling novelist born in silver spring maryland in 1968. Nick and norahs infinite playlist is rachels first book for knopf. The story is well written with an interesting concept but i felt like most of the book dragged and didnt get really engaging until the last 14 and then it ends. Nov 05, 2019 the first in a dazzlingly original science fiction series from bestselling author rachel cohn, beta is a haunting, unforgettable story of courage and love in a corrupted world. Oct 16, 2012 beta by rachel cohn elysia is created in a laboratory, born as a sixteenyearold girl, an empty vessel with no life experience to draw from.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. At the end of that book elysia killed the governors son and escaped. Betas unique setting and complex story has me hooked and waiting anxiously for book two. David levithan is a childrens book editor in new york city. I had never read a book about a clone before but being a fan of dystopian novels i wanted to try one out and chose beta. Rachel cohn is currently considered a single author. After barely a page, i was completely sucked into this fantastic book.
This is a former library book with library stickers. A graduate of barnard college, she lives and writes in manhattan. Skip to main navigation skip to main navigation skip to search skip to search skip to content. The novels heroine, elysia, is a beta, a test model for a new line of teenage clones. Cohn has an incredible writing style that perfectly captures the characters emotions and paints a highly detailed and refreshing new world. Kill all happies by rachel cohn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Read beta by rachel cohn available from rakuten kobo. She is a beta, an experimental model of a teenage clone. On a futuristic island paradise where humans are served by enslaved clones, a sixteenyearold clone named elysia seeks her own freedom provided by publisher. Beta is one of the more interesting dystopian young adult novels. Granted, its a game changer at the end, which im sure was crafted in order to create.
Nov 27, 2012 beta by rachel cohn elysia is a human clone but very different from the animal clones we are familiar with, which are grown from a few cells into a fully developed organism that is identical genetically to its parent. Scroll down and click on the covers below to learn more about rachel s books. Rachel cohn is an american author of young adult novels. Gingerbread is the first in a trilogy so i nabbed that one. Please note that this book describes an act of sexual violence. Rachel cohn books list of books by author rachel cohn. Elysia is a teenage clone, created for the sole purpose of serving the residents of the bioengineered island paradise demesne. Cupcake by cohn, rachel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Emerged at sixteen, elysia still has quite to learn even if she has a programmed chip that gives her the basic information that she needs to survive in demesne. Cohn wrote three other novels before her debut was published, two were adult fiction that.
Rachel cohn truly created a survival 101 book with sexy romance, thrill and heartpounding fangirling moments. The great wish of my adolescence was to be diagnosed with scoliosis. She has also written the teen novels gingerbread and its sequels, shrimp and cupcake, as well as pop princess. Rachel cohn beta at bethesda library teens politics. Elysia is created in a laboratory, born as a sixteenyearold girl, an empty vessel with no life experience to draw from. Elysia doesnt feel emotionless, but then, she is a beta, one of the first of an experimental new line of teenage clones. And absolutely not in a bad way only in a good way. Nick and norahs infinite playlist is rachel s first book for knopf.
Beta by rachel cohn elysia is created in a laboratory, born as a sixteenyearold girl, an empty vessel with no life experience to draw from. Little, brown books for young readers, oct 16, 2012 juvenile fiction 336 pages. Jul 02, 20 in beta, cohn paints a lush, vibrant scene on the island of demesne, a bioengineered paradise where the wealthiest people on earth come to vacation and where emotionless clones are programmed to serve them. The writing is excellent, cohn is an established young adult writer with the author focusing on portraying the evolution of the. Beta by rachel cohn 2012, hardcover for sale online ebay. You can vote your favorite ya book, and might win it. Online home of ny times bestselling author rachel cohn. The first in a dazzlingly original science fiction series from bestselling author rachel cohn, beta is a haunting, unforgettable story of courage. Rachel cohn, beta this book is about elysia, a human clone who was madebornin a lab.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a. Rachel cohn born december 14, 1 is an american young adult fiction writer. And maybe because emergent is the second in a series no word yet on the next book, though i think the series sold in a four book deal, there seemed to be little publicity for it. Bought to be a companion to the wife of the islands governor, elysia finds dark undercurrents among the theoretically perfectly happy humans, but shes too selfcentered to care all that much. Its the great male fantasyall it takes is one dance to know that shes the one.
Beta is haunting, an unforgettable story of courage and love in a corrupted world. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Scroll down and click on the covers below to learn more about rachels books. Beta book by rachel cohn half price books marketplace. As rage, terror, and desire threaten to overwhelm her, elysia must find the will to survive. Beta has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. No worker clone is supposed to have emotions, but elysia does, and consequently. Beta is the first rachel cohn book ive read and i really enjoyed the way she writes.
Rachel cohn is the author of the steps, the first book about annabel and lucy, which school library journal called laughoutloud funny. Elysia was created in a laboratory, replicated from another teenage girl who. Rachel cohn beta at bethesda library teens thursday, january 31, 20 5. And if any human on the island discovers the truth, it will cost her her life. She lived most of her life near washington dc, before leaving at 17 to attend barnard college in manhattan, where she majored in political science since she had always wanted to be a journalist. This book contains slutshaming, ableism, gaslighting, and pregnancy by rape. Rachel cohn emergent beta, book 2 disneyhyperion us. The only thing that i didnt really like was the beginning. Beta by rachel cohn is a compelling read that is a great addition to the science fiction young adult genre.
The first in a dazzlingly original science fiction series from bestselling author rachel cohn, beta is a haunting, unforgettable story of courage and love in a corrupted world. I chose rachel cohn first simply because my library has quite a few of her books. Rachel cohn is the author of criticallyacclaimed ya novels shrimp, pop princess, gingerbread, and middlegrade novel the steps. I read this arc as a part of the southern book bloggers arc tours. I obviously eventually got it, but it did take a while for me to remember the characters. Oct 16, 2012 rachel cohn is the new york times bestselling author of eleven young adult novels, including gingerbread, shrimp and cupcake and, with david levithan, nick and norahs infinite playlist and dash and lilys book of dares. Oct 15, 2012 beta by rachel cohn is a compelling read that is a great addition to the science fiction young adult genre. I do wish that the author gave us a better recap on what was happening at the moment. Although she is step free, rachel does have two wonderful half sisters.
Our readers used to ask us whether its possible to get access to the material in a new book before it has been publisheda sort of beta test form of the book, if you will. Beta was narrated by elysia a teenage beta clone who had a soul and could feel. Readers can only hope the sequel will be as thrilling as this series kickoff. Emerged at sixteen, elysia still has quite to learn even if she has a programmed chip that gives her the. Elysia was born without a soul, her only purpose to serve the wealthy. I even wanted to live in deenies town, elizabeth, new jersey, a short hop from my dream destination, new york city. I bought this 3 weeks ago, and ill be reading it on january. Rachel cohn is the new york times bestselling author of eleven young adult novels, including gingerbread, shrimp and cupcake and, with david levithan, nick and norahs infinite playlist and dash and lilys book of dares. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Beta is the first book in a fourpart series, right. Rachel cohn is the new york times bestselling author of eleven young adult novels, including gingerbread, shrimp, and cupcake and, with david levithan, nick and norahs infinite playlist and dash and lilys book of dares. Rachel cohn is the bestselling author of you know where to find me, gingerbread, shrimp, cupcake, pop princess, and, with david levithan, nick and norahs infinite playlist and dash and lilys book of dares. She is a frequent collaborator with david levithan. Book by rachel cohn and david levithan, august 26, 2008.
Cohns work is in the american young adult fiction genre and typically includes witty yet strong female protagonists such as cyd charisse, wonder blake, and annabel. I fell in love with the cover, i hope whats inside is the same. Rachel cohn is the author of criticallyacclaimed ya novels shrimp, pop princess. Rachel cohn born december 14, 1968 is an american young adult fiction writer. Alexander are out one afternoon swimming they make an astonishing, but heart rending discovery that concludes the first book. One of the failures of cellular communication is that tiredness often comes across as sadness. Also it was discovered that zhara elysias first the girl who died and who she was cloned from was not dead at all. Beta ebook by rachel cohn 9781423173359 rakuten kobo. Her first book, gingerbread, was published in 2002. Its only just barely mentioned on the authors website. As a fulltime author, rachel cohn has published many successful younger children and young adult books, three of which she coauthored with david levithan.
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