Happy birthday, The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman!
You've probably seen us mention this brilliantly inventive dystopian novel a few times, but today it has finally gone on sale! The Country of Ice Cream Star follows our heroine, 15-year-old Ice Cream Star, as she leads a roving band of children who must find a cure to the plague that has decimated the world’s population before their leader dies.
This morning's Shelf Awareness also celebrated the novel's birthday by sharing this great piece, in which Sandra talks about how she created the unique language in The Country of Ice Cream Star. If you were lucky enough to catch it in galley form, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
If you haven't yet experienced the beauty and excitement that is The Country of Ice Cream Star, join me in wishing it a happy birthday by checking it out today!
-Amanda