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My second young adult novel,
Shaken, is now available in paperback.
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Natalie, a self-centered girl, is dragged away by her family at the worst possible time.
Damien, a juvenile delinquent condemned as an accessory to murder.
Connor, an angry young man unable to get over the death of his father.
Three
teenagers from different backgrounds, each suffering pain and loss,
must now find strength, responsibility, and heroism they didn’t know
they possessed when the worst disaster in American history, a 9.7
earthquake devastates the Pacific Northwest. Their struggle for survival
will not only test their resolve; it will affect the lives of everyone
around them.
Can they let go of their own personal issues and look beyond themselves before a massive tsunami destroys them all?
A few review excerpts:
From Lavender Lines
http://lavenderlines.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/shaken-d-m-anderson/
The way Anderson described the earthquake, and what happens after,
made me feel like I was watching it happen. I could feel the tension,
the hope, the desperation as characters struggled to deal with the
aftermath and trying to survive. My heart was pounding during certain
scenes, breaking during others.
Now, I don’t want you to think that this was just an action book,
because that’s so not the case. There was some nice character
development in
Shaken. I enjoyed watching the teens grow and
realize who they really are. I felt for these characters and I cared
what happened to them.
Shaken was just a great all around read. For fans of disaster movies, disaster books and just great YA books, I recommend
Shaken.
From Sabrina Sumsion
http://www.sabrinasumsion.com/index.php/writing-industry/15-book-reviews/18-shaken-by-d-m-anderson
Post trauma stories fascinate me. Imagine your world falling apart.
What do you do? How do you survive? Do you let yourself fall apart? Do
you do whatever it takes to survive? Do you find in yourself the
strength to help others or crawl over their dying backs?
In Shaken, the story follows three teens who face these
challenges. After a traumatic earthquake shakes the western coast of
America, a small beach community tears asunder. One teen is a native,
the other two are visitors who would have passed through with a few
memories in normal life.
D.M. Anderson writes for teenagers
using their slang and often showing an insight to their thoughts and
maturity level that someone without access to teens regularly lacks. I
felt sometimes he let too much slip into his narrative and weakened the
flow of the story but luckily, the plot line contains plenty of action
to keep a reader turning pages to find out what happens next.
For my cautious readers: I felt the story contained enough villainous
acts to maintain a sense of danger without crossing the line into adult
material. I only remember one word that would be considered profane. All
in all, I am comfortable recommending this book to parents as a
discussion book.
