Monument 14: Sky on Fire

Monument 14: Sky on Fire
Author: Emmy Laybourne
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013-05-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0312569041

After repairing a school bus, the group of survivors split in two, with one group heading to the airport in hopes of reuniting with their parents and saving their dying friend and the other trying to rebuild the community they lost.

The Monument 14 Trilogy

The Monument 14 Trilogy
Author: Emmy Laybourne
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages: 1007
Release: 2016-01-12
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250109949

Fourteen kids from Monument, Colorado find themselves trapped in a superstore. Outside, violent storms rage and a dangerous chemical leaks into the atmosphere, killing some and changing others into something not quite human. The kids must band together if they want to live. But it won’t be easy, and there’s no telling what kind of world they’ll be left with. Emmy Laybourne’s Monument 14 trilogy is an action-adventure thrill ride that will have readers’ hearts racing. Includes all three books in the series, Monument 14, Sky on Fire, and Savage Drift. “A tense, claustrophobic, and fast-paced thriller.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Monument 14

Monument 14
Author: Emmy Laybourne
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2012-06-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0312569033

A strange weather phenomenon drives students into a superstore where fourteen kids take refuge while the world outside gets torn apart from a series of escalating disasters.

Savage Drift

Savage Drift
Author: Emmy Laybourne
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2014-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1444917919

Dean, Alex, and the other survivors of the Monument 14 have escaped the disaster zone and made it to the safety of a Canadian refugee camp. Some of the kids have even been reunited with their families and are making tentative plans for the future. Then, Niko learns that his lost love, Josie, has survived ... For Josie, separated from the group and presumed dead, life has gone from bad to worse. Trapped in a terrible prison camp with other exposed O blood types and traumatized by her experiences,she has given up all hope of rescue. Meanwhile, scared by the government's unusual interest in her pregnancy, Astrid - along with her two protectors, Dean and Jake - flees the camp to join Niko on his desperate quest to be reunited with Josie. In a stunningly fierce conclusion to the Monument 14 trilogy, author Emmy Laybourne ups the stakes even more for a group of kids who have already survived the unthinkable. Can they do so one last time? 'Monument 14 is raw, honest, gritty, and full of emotionally taut storytelling. I had to hug so many kittens after reading it that the pet store asked me not to come back." Lish McBride, author of Hold Me Closer, Necromancer 'Riveting' New York Times

Dress Your Marines in White

Dress Your Marines in White
Author: Emmy Laybourne
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2012-05-22
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1466819634

It was just a test report. Like one of many, many he'd written up in the past. Except this time, several of the test subjects are dead..." At first, Dr. James Cutlass had thought his new job at NORAD was thrilling and full of opportunities, but that was before the demonstration... "Dress Your Marines in White" is the story of the terrifying choices surrounding a chemical weapons demonstration gone horribly wrong. DRESS YOUR MARINES IN WHITE is a new original science-fiction story from writer and actress Emmy Laybourne, who has appeared in movies like Superstar and The In-Laws and has performed original comedy on Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, and with UCB and Chicago City Limits. It is a prequel to her debut novel, Monument 14, which will be available on June 5th. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Sweet

Sweet
Author: Emmy Laybourne
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2015-06-02
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250079063

The luxurious celebrity cruise launching the trendy new diet sweetener Solu should be the vacation of a lifetime. But Laurel is starting to regret accepting her friend Viv's invitation. She's already completely embarrassed herself in front of celebrity host Tom Forelli—the hottest guy ever!—and she's too sick to even try the sweetener. And that's before Viv and all the other passengers start acting really strange. Tom knows that he should be grateful for this job and the chance to shed his former-child-star image. His publicists have even set up a 'romance' with a sexy reality star. But as things on the ship start to get wild, he finds himself drawn to a different girl. And when the hosting gig turns into an expose on the shocking side effects of Solu, it's Laurel that he's determined to save. Emmy Laybourne, author of the Monument 14 trilogy, takes readers on a dream vacation in Sweet that goes first comically, then tragically, then horrifyingly, wrong!

Jake and the Other Girl

Jake and the Other Girl
Author: Emmy Laybourne
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2013-06-26
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1466846127

The apocalypse has hit Monument, Colorado, and Jake Simonsen, captain of the football team, is caught in the middle of it. A series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a terrible chemical weapons spill that affects people differently depending on blood type, has torn the world as he knows it apart. Now Jake has to decide how to pick up the pieces. "Jake and the Other Girl," an original story by Emmy Laybourne acquired for Tor.com by Holly West, is set in the world of Monument 14. The next book in the series, Monument 14: Sky on Fire goes on sale May 28, 2013. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Berserker

Berserker
Author: Emmy Laybourne
Publisher: Square Fish
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2017-10-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250055202

Hanne and her siblings flee Norway after her "gift" causes her to commit murder, and on the American frontier Owen, a cowboy, leads them toward their uncle who may help them learn control.

Ransacker

Ransacker
Author: Emmy Laybourne
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2019-01-29
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250134145

The gripping, heart-wrenching companion novel to Emmy Laybourne’s much acclaimed historical fantasy Berserker. Rare powers. Precious metals. A final showdown. 1886. The Hemstads possess supernatural powers bestowed upon their family by the ancient Norse gods. Now Sissel, the youngest at 16, discovers her gift: she is a Ransacker. She can find gold and other precious metals and pull them to her. Hers is an awesome and dangerous gift. Sissel and her siblings have been living peacefully in a small town in Montana, trying to blend-in and escape the violent events that haunt them, but they’ve all been tricked—the handsome young man courting Sissel is secretly a Pinkerton spy, reporting to the man who wants to control them, the Baron Fjelstad. Sissel’s beau is not the only one interested in her new talents. She’s also caught the attention of a local mine owner who’s convinced Sissel has a lucky touch when it comes to finding gold. With betrayal lurking around every corner, Sissel must tread carefully. Harnessing her powers could bring great fortune . . . or cause the powerful Baron to come hunting her and her siblings down for once and for all.