Everyone who has seen it has been caught up in it immediately. There’s a lush Amazonian feel to the cover, and the image of the glowing girl – and the negative space – are amazing. “But this was done entirely by Greg, and he got it on the first try. “Often when we’re coming up with a cover, there are a lot of people involved and, with so many voices, sometimes you can really miss,” he notes. Schrank says that he and his colleagues are thrilled with Origin’s cover, designed by associate art director Greg Stadnyk. We don’t see this kind of book very often, and it’s kind of a dream for a publisher.” “Her novel has classic elements, but it is entirely hers – she wasn’t listening to the market, this story just came to her. “I know it’s a cliché, but that Jessica has a maturity beyond her years really is true,” says Schrank. Book Jessica Khoury Science Fiction 2012 Parents Say: age 12+ 1 reviews Any Iffy Content Read more Talk with Your Kids About Read more A Lot or a Little What you willand won'tfind in this book. This is a book that everyone in-house wanted to get behind immediately.”īorn and raised in the small town of Toccoa, Ga., Khoury was homeschooled from fourth grade through high school, and earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Toccoa Falls College. Origin By Michael Berry, Common Sense Media Reviewer age 12+ Self-contained sci-fi thriller adds emotion to immortality. But what is most remarkable is that readers become completely enveloped in the story. Though it has a similar cautionary tone, there is nothing apocalyptic or dystopian about the novel – it really does seem that it could be happening now. “The novel is a cautionary tale about not messing with Mother Nature, and it’s very cinematic. “We haven’t preempted anything in a long time – perhaps a year – but this book is remarkable,” says Ben Schrank, Razorbill president and publisher. Razorbill senior editor Laura Arnold brokered the preempted deal for world rights with Lucy Carson of the Friedrich Agency. The story centers on a teen living in a laboratory hidden in the Amazon rainforest who discovers she is genetically engineered to be immortal.

She is meant to start a new race, a line of descentants who will bring an end to death. Here’s a first look at the cover art for Origin, a debut YA novel by 22-year-old Jessica Khoury, which Penguin’s Razorbill imprint will release in September with an announced print run of 250,000 copies. Buy a cheap copy of Origin book by Jessica Khoury.

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