This book is a triumph., sexy space odyssey. Readers are sure to root for these lovable characters' survival., Fiercely imaginative and desperately real, The Darkness Outside Us explores the wild expanses of the human heart. Bravo., Schrefer does an excellent job of developing and humanizing his characters before throwing them into the swift waters of a sci-fi plot with its truly shocking and satisfying twist. If all of this is space opera, readers will want an encore. Schrefer masterfully evokes and maintains suspense that keeps the pages turning briskly while still taking the time to limn the two boys' touching, moving relationship. * Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of the Year * A Booklist Editor's Choice of the Year * A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book of the Year * especially once they discover what they are truly up against. In order to survive the ship's secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust each other. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed-not when he's rescuing his own sister. There's more that doesn't add up: evidence indicates strangers have been on board, the ship's operating system is voiced by his mother, and his handsome, brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor with no memory of a launch. Sworn enemies sent on the same rescue mission. Stonewall Honor Award winner! Two boys, alone in space.

They Both Die at the End meets The Loneliest Girl in the Universe in this mind-bending sci-fi mystery and tender love story about two boys aboard a spaceship sent on a rescue mission, from two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer.

The Darkness Outside by J.W. Lynne