I would recommend this book to anyone.” - Guardian Children’s Books “Suspensful… excellent characters and gripping action. But Jenna’s violent prison time has taught her how to survive by any means necessary. And it was ACID agents who locked Jenna away for life, for a horrendous crime she struggles to remember. No throwaway comment or whispered dissent goes unnoticed-or unpunished. In Jenna Strong’s world, ACID-the most brutal controlling police force in history-rule supreme.

THE FEARLESS (Random House, April 2014)(Delacorte, 2015).

ACID (Random House, April 2013) (Delacorte, March 2014).

She is also the co-founder of the UKYA and Children’s Extravaganza (UKYACX), a regional book event celebrating the huge diversity of children’s and YA literature in the UK.

Emma lives with her artist husband and crazy greyhound G-Dog in the East Midlands, and, when she’s not writing, runs writing workshops in schools and community settings, mentors other writers and is a reader for The Literacy Consultancy. Her second novel, THE FEARLESS, was also nominated for the Carnegie and won the 2016 Concorde Book Award. Her debut novel, dystopian thriller ACID, won the 2014 North East Teenage Book Award, was picked as one of YALSA’s Top Ten Amazing Audiobooks for 2015 and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. All Cass has left is her little brother – and when Jory is snatched by the Fearless and taken to their hellish lair, Cass must risk everything to get him back.Website, Blog, Goodreads, Facebook, TwitterĮmma Pass has been making up stories for as long as she can remember. And as the Fearless sweep through the country, forcing the serum on anyone in their path, society becomes a living nightmare.Ĭass remembers the night they passed through her village. Intended as a force for good, the serum has a terrible side-effect – anyone who takes it is stripped of all humanity, empathy, love. An army, powered by an incredible new serum that makes each soldier stronger, sharper, faster than their enemies.

Random House Children’s Publishing, 2014 (UK) And when a mysterious rebel group breaks her out, she must use her strength, speed and skill to stay one step ahead of ACID – and to uncover the truth about what really happened on that dark night two years ago. The only female inmate in a violent high-security prison, Jenna has learned to survive by any means necessary. And it was ACID agents who locked Jenna away for life, for a bloody crime she struggles to remember. No throwaway comment or muttered dissent goes unnoticed – or unpunished. In Jenna Strong’s world, ACID – the most brutal, controlling police force in history – rule supreme. Winner of the North East Teen Book Award 2014Ģ113. Random House Children’s Publishing, 2013 (UK)

Acid by Emma Pass