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Lisa McMann (born February 27, 1968) is an American author and the creator of The Unwanteds and The Unwanteds Quests series for young readers and the WAKE trilogy for young adults. McMann was born in Holland, Michigan and now lives in Tempe, Arizona. [1] She graduated from Calvin College in 1990. [2]
The strong, intelligent Wanteds go to university, Necessaries go to work in the fields, and the worthless, artistic Unwanteds are sent to their graves, by being thrown into the lake of boiling oil. Thirteen-year-old Alex tries his hardest to be stoic when his fate is announced as Unwanted, even while leaving behind his twin, Aaron, a Wanted.
Meanwhile, Alex and Simber, one of Mr. Today's statues, go out on a search for three of Alex's missing friends, Meghan Ranger, Samheed Burkesh and Lani Haluki. They rescue Meghan and discover that Samheed and Lani have been captured by a neighboring island, Warbler. On the way back, Simber freezes and crashes into the sea.
3 Books in this series. 4 See also. 5 References. Toggle the table of contents. The Unwanteds ... The Unwanteds is a fantasy novel by Lisa McMann and published by ...
Wake (Stylized WAKE) is a 2008 novel by Lisa McMann centered on seventeen-year-old Janie Hannagan's involuntary power which thrusts her into others' dreams.The novel follows Janie through parts of her young adulthood, focusing mainly on the events that occur during her senior year, in which she meets an enigmatic elderly woman, and becomes involved with Cabel, a loner and purported drug-dealer ...
(The Center Square) – Michigan Republican Rep. Lisa McClain has been elected the party's conference chairwoman, succeeding New York Rep. Elise Stefanik and securing the highest-ranking open slot ...
The Infinity Ring is a series of young adult science fiction adventure novels written by multiple authors, including James Dashner, Lisa McMann, Matt de la Peña, Matthew J. Kirby, and Jennifer A. Nielsen, in a similar fashion to The 39 Clues.
Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story offers a behind-the-scenes look at the multi-million dollar franchise created by notorious film producer Joe Francis, in which young women were filmed exposing ...