Crashed (Skinned, Book 2) [Hardcover]

Robin Wasserman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 8, 2009

Everyone Has Some.

Before the accident, Lia Kahn was happy.

Before the accident, Lia Kahn was loved.

Before, Lia was a lot of things: Normal. Alive.

Human.

Lia no longer believes in before. Six months after the crash that killed her, six months after being reborn, Lia has finally accepted her new reality. She is a machine, a mech, and she belongs with her own kind. It's a wild, carefree life, without rules and without fear. Because there's nothing to fear when you have nothing left to lose.

But when a voice from her past cries out for revenge, everything changes. Lia is forced to choose between her old life and her new one. Between humans and mechs. Between sacrificing the girl she used to Between sacrificing the girl she used to be and saving the boy she used to love.

Even if it means he'll hate her forever.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7–10—Crashed can stand alone, but teens who have read Skinned (S & S, 2008) will find themselves more invested in Lia's newest conundrum. She is a mech, a skinner. Her mind has been downloaded and her memories placed in a mechanical body. It is the only way she could survive after an accident demolished her body. She has left her family to live with other mechs because they understand what she is going through. Now a new threat has arisen: The Brotherhood of Man. This organization considers mechs to be against the will of God, and they have no problem killing innocent people in their quest to prevent any more from being "born." However, there is more to the Brotherhood than appears on the surface, and as Lia and her mech friends dig deeper, they find a conspiracy with far-reaching implications. This installment in the trilogy has intense action, a fast-paced plot, and interesting characters, even if they can't "feel." Give it to fans of Mary E. Pearson's The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Holt, 2008) or Nancy Farmer's The House of the Scorpion (S & S, 2002).—Emily Garrett Cassady, North Garland High School, Garland, TX
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About the Author

Robin Wasserman's teen novels include Skinned, Crashed, Wired, Hacking Harvard, and the Seven Deadly Sins series. She lives in Brooklyn. Visit her at robinwasserman.com, friend her at facebook.com/robinwasserman, and follow her at twitter.com/robinwasserman.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Simon Pulse; 1 edition (September 8, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416974539
• ISBN-13: 978-1416974536
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #823,430 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I hoped for after Skinned, November 4, 2009

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This review is from: Crashed (Skinned, Book 2) (Hardcover)

After reading Skinned I had trouble believing I';d have to wait months and months for the next in the series. Wasserman created a dystopian world out of teens who should have been dead, but have instead been uploaded into new computerized brains and bodies. The new bodies have all the memories of the old person, but - aren't that old person at all, because they can't actually have feelings, at least not like they used to.

This book started out a bit slowly, but by about 50 pages in I was hooked just like the last book. This one takes Lia to grittier, less comfortable places as she learns the history of the mechs she lives with and of the BioMax corporation who created them.

I'm really enchanted with the originality here, and even though I personally would edit the book down to be a bit thinner - it moved quickly once it got going and was an excellent read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Sci-Fi, April 24, 2010

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This review is from: Crashed (Skinned, Book 2) (Hardcover)

I love good science fiction, and Crashed as well as Skinned have all the elements that to me make up a good sci fi story. Most importantly, the characters have to be great because they are what anchor all of that sometimes unbelievable science. This book certainly delivers in that regard. Following the struggles of Lia, Riley and all the other mechs as they struggle to come to terms with their humanity makes for some captivating reading. The author has constructed characters that are rich, intelligent, compelling and easy to care for, get mad at and empathize with.

Like most of my other favorite sci fi, this book takes on social conventions, morality, and ethics. It calls in to question the very definition of life, the soul, and what exactly makes us human. This book is full of stuff for discussion, but does not sacrifice the story to prove it's points. The plot itself is intricate and full of betrayals, disappointments and triumphs. This book covers a lot of ground at a fast clip and is a book that both teens and adults will easily relate to. In fact, if you are an adult fan and are wary of reading this series because it is labeled YA then you are really missing out. This is some exciting, well written, fast paced stuff.

MILD SPOILER ALERT:::

My only compaint was about the end. I think it was a great set up for the next book, but I really wish Lia hadn't lied. I had hoped she could have finally left all the lies behind.

Oh well, all in all still a great read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Old ideas with some new twists, February 25, 2010

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I was actually pretty surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. It relies on some well explored old ideas about teenage identity crisis mixed in with some sci fi philosophy, but I think it was very well executed. I especially liked the fact that despite the fact that this is a YA book, the author didn't underestimate the reader or downplay anything. Unlike other young adult books where the plot and ending are completely predictable from the first page, this series is good about keeping one on edge. I look forward to the next one.