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493<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/books/review/the-mortons-justine-larbalestier-scott-westerfeld.html">The New York Times Book Review</a></em></cite></p> 494<p>Almost ten years in the making, <em>The Mortons</em>, is the tale of an ancient crime family, who raise their children to be loyal to their family, but without empathy for anyone else.</p> 495<p>Co-written with <a href="https://scottwesterfeld.com/">Scott Westerfeld</a>, the bestselling author of the Uglies series, the Leviathan trilogy and many other novels, <em>The Mortons</em>, is published by Penguin Random House in <a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-mortons-9781761353512">Australia</a>, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/787326/the-mortons-by-justine-larbalestier-and-scott-westerfeld/9798217059492">Canada</a>, <a href="https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/the-mortons-9781761353512">New Zealand</a>, & the <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/787326/the-mortons-by-justine-larbalestier-and-scott-westerfeld/">United States</a>.</p> 496<p>The Mortons will be published in <a href="https://www.rowohlt.de/buch/scott-westerfeld-justine-larbalestier-die-mortons-9783499018121">Germany</a> in September and in <a href="https://gallmeister.fr/livres/les-morton">France</a>, & the <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/470028/the-mortons-by-larbalestier-scott-westerfeld-and-justine/9780241760932">United Kingdom</a> in October.</p> 497<ul class="booknav"><li class="page_item page-item-51608 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/the-mortons/acknowledgements/" class="menu-link">Acknowledgements</a></li> 498<li class="page_item page-item-51494 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/the-mortons/excerpt/" class="menu-link">Chapter 1</a></li> 499<li class="page_item page-item-51488 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/the-mortons/editions/" class="menu-link">Editions</a></li> 500<li class="page_item page-item-51583 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/the-mortons/interviews-essays/" class="menu-link">Interviews & Essays</a></li> 501<li class="page_item page-item-51499 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/the-mortons/reviews/" class="menu-link">Reviews & Blurbs</a></li> 502</ul> </div> 503 504 <div id="forthcoming" class="book"> 505 <h2 class="book-title"> 506 <a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/forthcoming/" title="What I’m Working On"> 507 What I’m Working On </a> 508 </h2> 509 510 511 <p>Scott Westerfeld and I are currently writing a companion novel to <em>The Mortons</em> set in the same world, but with a different Morton narrator. If these two books are a success, we plan to write nothing but Mortons novels for the rest of our careers. Or until we get bored of it, which seems extremely unlikely. We have ideas for Morton books from the point of view of Grandmother Elizabeth, a standalone Morton heist drama, as well as stories set during WW2, and in pre-Roman Britain.</p> 512 </div> 513 514 <div id="my-sister-rosa" class="book"> 515 <h2 class="book-title"> 516 <a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/my-sister-rosa/" title="My Sister Rosa"> 517 My Sister Rosa </a> 518 </h2> 519 520 521 <div class="covers"><img width="100" height="160" src="https://justinelarbalestier.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/my-sister-rosa-new-100x160.jpg" class="attachment-cover_thumbnail primary" alt="" loading="lazy" /><img width="100" height="160" src="https://justinelarbalestier.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/My-Sister-Rosa-HR-100x160.jpg" class="attachment-cover_thumbnail secondary" alt="" loading="lazy" /><ul id="buylinks"> 522 <li> 523 <a href="#">Buy in the US...</a> 524 525 <ul class="sub-menu"> 526 <li> 527 <a href="https://sohopress.com/books/my-sister-rosa/">Soho Teen</a> 528 </li> 529 <li> 530 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/My-Sister-Rosa-Justine-Larbalestier-ebook/dp/B01C1LB0FY">Amazon / Kindle</a> 531 </li> 532 <li> 533 <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-sister-rosa-justine-larbalestier/1123454677?ean=9781616956745">Barnes & Noble / Nook</a> 534 </li> 535 <li> 536 <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781616956745">IndieBound</a> 537 </li> 538 <li> 539 <a href="http://www.powells.com/book/my-sister-rosa-9781616956745/62-0">Powell's</a> 540 </li> 541 </ul> 542 </li> 543</ul></div><p>What if the most terrifying person you’d ever met was your ten-year old sister?</p> 544<p>Seventeen-year-old Australian, Che Taylor, loves his psychopathic younger sister, Rosa, despite all the trouble she makes for him. Now Che and his family have moved to New York City, a new hometown, which provides too many opportunities for Rosa to play her increasingly disturbing games. Cheâs always been Rosaâs rock, protecting her from the world. Now, the world might need protection from her.</p> 545<blockquote><p>“Almost unremittingly tense, Larbalestier’s chilling study of morality, psychopathy, and the nature of evil is narrated by Australian teenager Che Taylor, whose move to New York City with his family only heightens his fears about what his 10-year-old sister, Rosa—who seems entirely devoid of empathy—is capable of.”</p></blockquote> 546<p><cite>—<em>Publishers Weekly</em>, (<a href="http://bestbooks.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2016/young-adult#book/book-8">Publishers Weekly Best Books 2016</a>)</cite></p> 547<blockquote><p>“Larbalestier reminds readers of her masterful gift for slippery, unreliable characters ̷
5470; thriller fans will devour this suspenseful, chilling meditation on the roles of nature and nurture in creating dangerous criminals.”</p></blockquote> 548<p><cite>—<em><a href="http://www.shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=559#m9762">ShelfAwareness</a></em>, (starred review)</cite></p> 549<blockquote><p>“The plot is devilishly clever, with clues that point to, without giving away, the surprise twists . . . even those with no prior experience of [Larbalestierâs] craftiness will find Cheâs helplessness in the face of Rosaâs casual cruelty absolutely chilling.” </p></blockquote> 550<p> <cite>—<em>The Bulletin for the Center for Children’s Books</em>, (starred review)</cite></p> 551<blockquote><p>“A chilling contemplation on human morality, incorporating sharp commentary on privilege, faith, gender identity, and race. Will keep readers riveted from start to finish.”</p></blockquote> 552<p><cite>—<em><a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-61695-674-5">Publishers Weekly</a></em> (starred review)</cite> </p> 553<blockquote><p>“A tense, thrilling rumination on the psychology of evil . . . Rosa is a truly chilling figure.”</p></blockquote> 554<p><cite>—<em><a href="http://www.slj.com/2016/08/reviews/books/my-sister-rosa-by-justine-larbalestier-slj-review/">School Library Journal</a></em> (starred review)</cite> </p> 555<blockquote><p>“This dark thriller is the 1956 film <em>The Bad Seed</em> meets 2016; readers will be simultaneously terrified when Rosa’s present and afraid to let her out of their sight.”</p></blockquote> 556<p><cite>—<em><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/justine-larbalestier/my-sister-rosa/">Kirkus</a></em> (starred review)</cite> </p> 557<blockquote><p>“Haunting is the best way to describe Larbalestier’s latest home run . . . I loved the hidden depth of the secondary characters and found the complexity of the family dynamics familiar and fascinating.”</p></blockquote> 558<p><cite>—<em><a href="https://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/my-sister-rosa">Romantic Times Book Reviews</a></em>, TOP PICK</cite></p> 559<p><i>My Sister Rosa</i> is out now from <a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/childrens/young-adult-fiction/My-Sister-Rosa-Justine-Larbalestier-9781760112226">Allen & Unwin</a> in Australia and New Zealand and from <a href="http://sohopress.com/authors/justine-larbalestier/">Soho Teen</a> in North America. The audio book version is by <a href="http://www.blackstoneaudio.com/">Blackstone Audio</a>.</p> 560<ul class="booknav"><li class="page_item page-item-24359 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/my-sister-rosa/editions/" class="menu-link">Editions</a></li> 561<li class="page_item page-item-14160 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/my-sister-rosa/excerpt/" class="menu-link">Excerpt</a></li> 562<li class="page_item page-item-14165 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/my-sister-rosa/extras/" class="menu-link">Extras</a></li> 563<li class="page_item page-item-14163 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/my-sister-rosa/faq/" class="menu-link">FAQ</a></li> 564<li class="page_item page-item-14158 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/my-sister-rosa/influences/" class="menu-link">Influences</a></li> 565<li class="page_item page-item-14543 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/my-sister-rosa/reviews/" class="menu-link">Reviews, Awards, and Lists</a></li> 566</ul> </div> 567 568 <div id="liar" class="book"> 569 <h2 class="book-title"> 570 <a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/liar/" title="Liar"> 571 Liar </a> 572 </h2> 573 574 575 <div class="covers"><img width="100" height="160" src="https://justinelarbalestier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/newliar-100x160.jpg" class="attachment-cover_thumbnail primary" alt="" loading="lazy" /><img width="100" height="160" src="https://justinelarbalestier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/9781742375380-Liar-B-100x160.jpg" class="attachment-cover_thumbnail secondary" alt="" loading="lazy" /></div><p><em>Liar</em> is a psychological thriller set in New York City told from the point of view of a compulsive liar. <em>Liar</em> is published in Australia by <a href="http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=450">Allen & Unwin</a> and in the USA by <a href="http://kids.bloomsburyusa.com/catalogue/details2.asp?isbn=9781599903057&cf=1&search=larbalestier&isbns=&page=1">Bloomsbury</a>. There are also <a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/liar/editions/">non-English language editions</a>.</p> 576<blockquote><p>“Readers will get chills paging through Larbalestier’s suspenseful novel . . . with a masterfully constructed unreliable narrator [they] will be guessing and theorizing long after they’ve finished this gripping story.”</p></blockquote> 577<p><cite>â<em><a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6678930.html">Publishers Weekly</a></em> (starred review)</cite></p> 578<ul class="booknav"><li class="page_item page-item-4311 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/liar/editions/" class="menu-link">Editions</a></li> 579<li class="page_item page-item-4902 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/liar/excerpt/" class="menu-link">Excerpt</a></li> 580<li class="page_item page-item-4770 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/liar/influences/" class="menu-link">Influences</a></li> 581<li class="page_item page-item-4328 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/liar/reviews/" class="menu-link">Reviews, Awards, and Lists</a></li> 582<li class="page_item page-item-5842 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/liar/liar-faq/" class="menu-link">FAQ</a></li> 583</ul> </div> 584 585 <div id="zombies-vs-unicorns" class="book"> 586 <h2 class="book-title">
587 <a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/zombies-vs-unicorns/" title="Zombies vs. Unicorns"> 588 Zombies vs. Unicorns </a> 589 </h2> 590 591 592 <div class="covers"><img width="100" height="160" src="https://justinelarbalestier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Zombies-vs-Unicorns-100x160.jpg" class="attachment-cover_thumbnail primary" alt="" loading="lazy" /><img width="100" height="160" src="https://justinelarbalestier.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/zvu-oz-100x160.jpg" class="attachment-cover_thumbnail secondary" alt="" loading="lazy" /></div><p>It’s a question as old as time itself: which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? In this anthology, edited by <a href="http://www.blackholly.com/">Holly Black</a> and Justine Larbalestier (unicorn and zombie, respectively), strong arguments are made for both sides in the form of short stories. Half of the stories portray the strengths–for good and evil–of unicorns and half show the good (and really, really bad-ass) side of zombies. Contributors include many bestselling teen authors, including <a href="http://cassandraclare.com/">Cassandra Clare</a>, <a href="http://libbabray.com/">Libba Bray</a>, <a href="http://www.maureenjohnsonbooks.com/">Maureen Johnson</a>, <a href="http://www.megcabot.com/">Meg Cabot</a>, <a href="http://scottwesterfeld.com/">Scott Westerfeld</a>, and <a href="http://amongamidwhile.blogspot.com/">Margo Lanagan</a>. This anthology will have everyone asking: Team Zombie or Team Unicorn?</p> 593<blockquote><p>“Without a clunker in the bunch, this anthology more than lives up to the potential its concept suggests. Zombies or unicorns? There’s no clear winner, unless it’s readers.”</p></blockquote> 594<p><cite>â <a href="http://publishersweekly.com/pw/reviews/childrens.html?page=3">Publishers Weekly</a> (starred review)</cite></p> 595<ul class="booknav"><li class="page_item page-item-8965 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/zombies-vs-unicorns/introduction/" class="menu-link">Introduction</a></li> 596<li class="page_item page-item-8961 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/zombies-vs-unicorns/contributors/" class="menu-link">Contributors</a></li> 597<li class="page_item page-item-8959 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/zombies-vs-unicorns/reviews/" class="menu-link">Reviews, Awards, and Lists</a></li> 598<li class="page_item page-item-8941 menu-item"><a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/zombies-vs-unicorns/extras/" class="menu-link">Extras</a></li> 599</ul> </div> 600 601 <div id="how-to-ditch-your-fairy" class="book"> 602 <h2 class="book-title"> 603 <a href="https://justinelarbalestier.com/books/how-to-ditch-your-fairy/" title="How to Ditch Your Fairy"> 604 How to Ditch Your Fairy </a> 605 </h2> 606 607 608 <div class="covers"><img width="100" height="160" src="https://justinelarbalestier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/9781741757378-How-to-Ditch-Your-Fairy-100x160.jpg" class="attachment-cover_thumbnail primary" alt="" loading="lazy" /><img width="100" height="160" src="https://justinelarbalestier.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/HTDYF-100x160.jpg" class="attachment-cover_thumbnail secondary" alt="" loading="lazy" /></div><p>Welcome to New Avalon, where everyone has a personal fairy. 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