The Ones We're Meant To Find

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Two sisters. An unputdownable story.

Cee woke up on the shores of an abandoned island three years ago with no idea how she got there. Now eighteen, she lives in a shack with an ageing android, and a single memory: she has a sister, and she has to escape to find her.

From the safety of the eco-city floating above Earth, now decimated by natural disasters, sixteen-year-old Kasey mourns Cee whom shes sure is dead. She too wants to escape: the eco-city is meant to be a sanctuary for people who want to save the planet, but its inhabitants are willing to do anything for refuge, even lie. Is Kasey ready to use technology to help Earth, even though it failed her sister

Cee and Kasey think that what they know about each other and their world is true. Both are wrong. If you loved We Were Liars or Black Mirror, youll love The Ones Were Meant to Find, a clever, inspirational thriller.

Reviews

'In a climate-ravaged future, the love between two sisters is the only hope for humanity's future. This is sci-fi at its best: floating cities, kindness and desert islands. * Lauren James, author of The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker *
'I fell in love with this haunting, futuristic world and the sisters searching for each other in it. He's words will stay with you long after the final page. * Marie Lu, #1 NYT bestselling author of Skyhunter *
Much like the floating cities within its pages, this book is a perfect synthesis of high-tech futurism and dreamlike imagery. Gripping, heartfelt, and joyously cerebral, this is a story to dive into and let its twisting currents pull you into a strange, clever, and startlingly original world. * Emily Suvada, author of This Mortal Coil *
'Smart, twisty and electrifying, this is the work of an astonishing mind. * Davina Bell, author of The End of the World Is Bigger Than Love *
An expansive near-future narrative that centers Asian sisterhood and family...He crafts an intricate, well-paced rumination on human nature, choice, and consequence. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *
'A zippy pace challenges readers to keep up as surprising layers unfolda sci-fi onion of sorts with quite the shocker of a coreA heartbreaking story of a young woman who loved her sister enough to survive years of horrors in order to get back to her, only to discover that things may not have been what they seemed. Its painful stuff, beautifully written, and He gives that suffering the space it deserves in this reflective novel. * The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books R for Recommended review *
This beautiful story...of separated sisters is set in a highly imaginative world. For readers who liked Davina Bells The End of the World Is Bigger than Love this is an equally challenging and rewarding read that shows how the bonds of love transcend a dystopian world. * Readings *
'Hes writing is beautiful and propulsive, spare where it needs to be, lyric and suspenseful in its deep explorations of the novels world. This is one of the strongest sci-fi novels Ive ever read. Action-packed and philosophical, ambitious, melancholic, and mind-blowing, The Ones Were Meant to Find sings with sublime ache. * Tor.com *
'Exhilarating and heartbreaking. * Booklist *
'A stunning and compelling novel full of twists and an emotional pull that will make readers want to finish it in one go. * BuzzFeed *
'One of the most twisty, surprising, engaging page-turner YAs youll read this year. * Culturess *
'A gorgeous cover heralds this story of sisterly love and environmental disaster. * Den of Geek *
'Stunning. * Nerdist *
'An intriguing foray into a devastating futureand yet one where hope abides. * Kirkus Reviews *
'Page turning . . . at turns whimsical and gut-wrenching, Hes writing drives home the high stakes and unreliability of our narrators, setting the stage for atense and twisting plot. * School Library Journal *
As unsettling as it is beautifulinteresting characters, extraordinary world building and a low thrum of unease on every pageFor lovers of sci-fi, dystopia or young adult fiction, this is a must-read. * Big Issue *

Author Bio

Joan He is a Chinese-American writer. Descendant of the Crane was her debut young-adult fantasy novel. She is donating some of the proceeds of her second novel, The Ones Were Meant to Find, to Ocean Conservancy. Joan lives in Philadelphia and writes from a desk overlooking the Delaware River.