Because It is My Blood

Brief Description: In 2083, seventeen-year-old Anya Balanchine seeks a way to make Balanchine Chocolate legitimate, and although a trip to Mexico gives her new insights and ideas, escaping her mobster family's legacy of violence may prove impossible. Review Quotes: "An engaging heroine, lots of humor . . . in this Godfather for teens. B+" --EW.com "Readers who enjoy mob stories and visions of future societies will be pleased. As in the first book, Zevin provokes thought about what we make illegal and why." --"School Library Journal""The idea of a world in which chocolate, coffee, and other stimulants have been outlawed is alluring, and Anya is a strong, smart protagonist. Fans will want to find out what happens to her." --"VOYA""Discerning characters' true motives will keep readers guessing, and the conflicting forces within Anya add an extra dimension of drama to this action-packed sequel." --"Publishers Weekly""This sequel to "All These Things I've Done "paints on such a broad canvas that readers will be amazed at Zevin's management abilities. . . . Zevin's strong suit is characterization, and it shines here. Whatever the nefarious plot, no one becomes a cartoon character--like chocolates, each is delicious in his or her own right." --"Booklist ""Fans of the first will enjoy the author's inventive combination of chocolate, crime and politics, as well as finding out Anya's post-prison fate." --"Kirkus Reviews""Anya's flaws are what make her a complicated, thoroughly human character, one whom readers will enjoy continuing to try to understand. . . . Readers will love her, flawed as she is." --Teenreads.comReview Quotes:."..fans of the first will enjoy the author's inventive combination of chocolate, crime and politics, as well as finding out Anya's post-prison fate."--"Kirkus"Review Quotes:."..alluring, and Anya is a strong, smart protagonist."--"VOYA""action-packed" --"Publishers Weekly""Zevin...shines here." --"Booklist"."..fans of the first will enjoy the author's inventive combination of chocolate, crime and politics, as well as finding out Anya's post-prison fate."--"Kirkus"Review Quotes:"[readers] will be pleased."--"School Library Journal"."..alluring, and Anya is a strong, smart protagonist."--"VOYA""action-packed" --"Publishers Weekly""Zevin...shines here." --"Booklist"."..fans of the first will enjoy the author's inventive combination of chocolate, crime and politics, as well as finding out Anya's post-prison fate."--"Kirkus" Review Quotes: "An engaging heroine, lots of humor...in this Godfather for teens. B+" --EW.com "Readers who enjoy mob stories and visions of future societies will be pleased. As in the first book, Zevin provokes thought about what we make illegal and why." --"School Library Journal""" "The idea of a world in which chocolate, coffee, and other stimulants have been outlawed is alluring, and Anya is a strong, smart protagonist. Fans will want to find out what happens to her."--"VOYA" "Discerning characters' true motives will keep readers guessing, and the conflicting forces within Anya add an extra dimension of drama to this action-packed sequel. " --"Publishers Weekly" "This sequel to "All These Things I've Done "(2011) paints on such a broad canvas that readers will be amazed at Zevin's management abilities... Zevin's strong suit is characterization, and it shines here. Whatever the nefarious plot, no one becomes a cartoon character--like chocolates, each is delicious in his or her own right." --"Booklist " "Fans of the first will enjoy the author's inventive combination of chocolate, crime and politics, as well as finding out Anya's post-prison fate." --"Kirkus Reviews""" "Anya's flaws are what make her a complicated, thoroughly human character, one whom readers will enjoy continuing to try to understand... Readers will love her, flawed as she is." --Teenreads.comBrief Description: The thrilling sequel to "All the Things I've Done." In 2083, 17-year-old Anya Balanchine seeks a way to make Balanchine Chocolate legitimate, and although a trip to Mexico gives her new insights and ideas, escaping her mobster family's legacy of violence may prove impossible. Biographical Note: GABRIELLE ZEVIN is the author of "Elsewhere," "Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac," and "All These Things I've Done." Of her writing, "The""New York Times Book Review" said, "Zevin's touch is marvelously light even as she considers profundities." She lives in New York City. Publisher Marketing: "Every time I think I'm out, they pull me back in." --Michael Corleone, "The Godfather"Since her release from Liberty Children's Facility, Anya Balanchine is determined to follow the straight and narrow. Unfortunately, her criminal record is making it hard for her to do that. No high school wants her with a gun possession charge on her rap sheet. Plus, all the people in her life have moved on: Natty has skipped two grades at Holy Trinity, Scarlet and Gable seem closer than ever, and even Win is in a new relationship. But when old friends return demanding that certain debts be paid, Anya is thrown right back into the criminal world that she had been determined to escape. It's a journey that will take her across the ocean and straight into the heart of the birthplace of chocolate where her resolve--and her heart--will be tested as never before. "Because It Is My Blood "is the second novel in Gabrielle Zevin's Birthright series. Review Citations:

School Library Journal 09/01/2012 pg. 160 (EAN 9780374306748, Open Ebook)

School Library Journal 01/01/2013 pg. 60 (EAN 9781427226303, Compact Disc)

Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2012 (EAN 9780374380748, Hardcover)

Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2012 pg. 273 (EAN 9780374380748, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 07/30/2012 pg. 65 (EAN 9780374380748, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2012 (EAN 9780374380748, Hardcover)

Booklist 08/01/2012 pg. 68 (EAN 9780374380748, Hardcover)

Romantic Times 09/01/2012 pg. 60 (EAN 9780374380748, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 09/01/2012 pg. 160 (EAN 9780374380748, Hardcover)

Shelf Awareness 09/28/2012 (EAN 9780374380748, Hardcover)

Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide 05/15/2012 pg. 97 (EAN 9780374380748, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 123 (EAN 9780374380748, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Zevin, Gabrielle Gabrielle Zevin is the author of many popular books for teens, including "Elsewhere", " Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac"", " and "In the Age of Love and Chocolate", the final novel in the Birthright trilogy.""Her novels for adults are "Margarettown", " The Hole We're In", and the forthcoming "The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry". She was also the screenwriter for "Conversations with Other Women", for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Zevin is a graduate of Harvard University. After many years on Manhattan's Upper West Side, she recently moved to Silver Lake, Los Angeles.