Tom Leveen je autorem devíti románů vydaných nakladatelstvími jako Random House a Simon & Schuster. Jeho psaní se často zaměřuje na poutavé příběhy s využitím divadelních a vypravěčských technik, které si osvojil během své rozsáhlé kariéry v divadle. Leveenovy práce, které se dotýkají témat jako je osobní růst a překonávání výzev, jsou známé svou schopností rezonovat s čtenáři a inspirovat je k tomu, aby sami sledovali své cíle.
It's Saturday night in Santa Barbara and school is done for the year. Everyone is headed to the same party. Or at least it seems that way. The place is packed. The beer is flowing. Simple, right? But for 11 different people the motives are way more complicated. As each character takes a turn and tells his or her story, the eleven individuals intersect, and reconnect, collide, and combine in ways that none of them ever saw coming.
Her only way out is with the boy who will turn on her . . .In the middle of a sudden epidemic that deforms its victims and creates bloodthirsty hunters of everyday people, high school senior Laura Fitzgerald becomes trapped in a classroom with a freshman boy she's never met . . . and who has suffered a bite from one of the infected students.The day started normally enough, with her ex-boyfriend, Brian, ditching class with his friends while Laura stayed on campus and tried to control her frequent panic attacks. But today was going to special: today she was going to tell Brian that she'd been slowly reducing her medication and learning to control her panic naturally.Then all hell breaks loose in the school gym. Kids turn into grotesque beasts who feel no pain, maiming and killing the uninfected. Laura fights her way to a classroom with another student, who reveals that he's been bitten by one of the sick kids . . . and he doesn't feel well.With both their lives on the line, Laura must fight the overwhelming symptoms of her panic disorder to get him medical attention and both of them to safety, not knowing if anyone is coming to save them.Ever.
The story revolves around a character faced with impossible choices as he strives to protect those he loves. His determination leads him to make significant sacrifices, yet he grapples with the cost of his humanity. This internal conflict drives the narrative, exploring themes of love, sacrifice, and the essence of what it means to be human in the face of dire circumstances.
Aus einem Facebook-Post wird Cyber-Mobbing – und aus einer einzigen Nacht wird ein Kampf um Leben und Tod Mitten in der Nacht klingelt das Handy der 16-jährigen Tori. Der Anrufer heißt Andy und behauptet, Tori rein zufällig angerufen zu haben. Andy bittet Tori, ihm einen einzigen Grund zu nennen, warum er nicht Selbstmord begehen soll. Ausgerechnet Tori! Sie, die beschuldigt wird, mit ihren Posts auf Facebook einen Mitschüler in den Freitod getrieben zu haben. Will Andy sie nur vorführen? Aber was, wenn er die Wahrheit sagt? Wenn er wirklich seine große Liebe verloren hat? Und nun mit seinem Wagen an der Klippe steht, bereit, sich hinunterzustürzen? Tori muss etwas einfallen, und zwar schnell! Freundschaft in den Zeiten von Social Media – ein spannender Roman zu einem aktuellen Thema.