Scavengers

ScavengersHacks meets Rebecca Makkai in this rollicking novel about a cautious daughter and her eccentric, estranged mother venturing west in search of buried treasureand a way back to each otherbefore they run out of patience, money, and options After being fired for taking an uncharacteristic risk at her commodities trading job, Bea Macon sublets her New York apartment and books a one way ticket to stay with her mother, Christy, a free spirit who has been

With her “wry

Together they move from an outer world of chaos towards an inner world of fulfillment

and the complicated reasons we stay captive to the monsters we love

the illusionist responsible for realizing the spectacular visions of Fellini and Pasolini

A serious British method actor

will she be brave enough to take another chance on love

and redemption that follows three generations of Russian women

Printz Award • A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist • A New York Times Bestseller • A USA Today Bestseller • NPR’s Top Ten Best-Ever Teen Novels • TIME magazine’s 100 Best Young Adult Novels of All Time • A PBS Great American Read Selection • Millions of copies sold

Despite dreams of adventures far beyond the Salann shores

Can you find the whale

and named a Top 10 Book of the Year by the Washington Post

During anti-wedding festivities that night