Book description
The gripping second young adult novel in the science fiction trilogy.
Anywhere But Here is the much-awaited sequel to Thieves, Ella Westà  s
first novel, which was shortlisted for NZ Post Awards. Nicky, who has
the ability to travel through the power of the mind, is on the run. She
and the four other teenagers who share her à  freakishà  gifts are
trying to stay free of the Project: an anonymous group that has
controlled their lives, using the teens as messengers, spies, and search
and rescue personnel for a number of unexplained missions. How do these
young people, forced apart from their families, and effectively turned
into slaves (albeit pampered ones), react to their hard won
independence? Theyà  re alone in Los Angeles, not only trying to find
cash, food and shelter, but also to care for Jake, who was shot in the
dramatic escape at the end of Thieves. The relationships between all
five young people are put under terrible strain, and soon, the
mysterious Guardian à Â- the head of the Project à Â- manages to trace
their whereabouts. How, given the young people have discarded the
Projectà  s tracking devices? Who is he really, and why did he start
the Project? The travellers still have the computer discs they were
asked to copy in their last break-in mission. They start to believe that
if they can crack the files, it could reveal the Projectà  s true
identity. Fast-paced, crisply written, and with a rollercoaster of
twists and surprises in the plot and character dynamics, this is another
compulsive, action-filled read from a savvy writer for young adults.
Ella West is the nom de plume of Karen Trebilcock, who was born in
Invercargill, studied at the University of Otago and has worked as a
journalist. In 2006 she was awarded the Louis Johnson New Writer's
Bursary. Ellla West lives on a rural property near Dunedin with her
husband, two sons, one cat and assorted chickens and sheep. In 2006 she
was awarded the Louis Johnson Creative New Zealand Bursary for New
Writers. Her first novel, Thieves, was a finalist for the 2007 New
Zealand Post Children and Young Adultsà  Book Awards. Anywhere But
Here, her second novel, was a finalist for the SFFANZ (Science Fiction
and Fantasy Association of New Zealand) Sir Julius Vogel Awards 2009.
