The New Order

Chris Weitz

Jul 2015 · Sold by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

About this ebook

They thought they were the only ones left. They were wrong.

After the unexpected revelation at the end of the first book, Donna and Jefferson are separated. Jefferson returns to NYC and tries to bring a cure to the Sickness back to the Washington Square tribe, while Donna finds herself in England, facing an unimaginable new world. Can the two reunite and prevent an even greater disaster than the Sickness?

This second book in The Young World trilogy will keep you at the edge of your seat.

Ratings and reviews

It's hard to write this review without giving away some major turns in the story, but the things I can't talk about are the things I have the strongest opinions about. Their time on the island with the psycho doctor did in fact yield a cure, so it's no longer about living in the moment; it's about living, period. But the United States is still a disaster, kids are still dying (mostly from killing each other), and Jefferson's little crew is getting precious few answers. But just as everything seems to be coming together, it all falls apart again, separating our teen lovebirds a way that makes reuniting feel impossible (though I'm sure it's not), and taking readers on a journey deep into Dammit! I just want them to be together land. And that's pretty much where it ends. There's lots and lots of intriguing stuff in between, including a look at the rest of the world still functioning as if nothing ever happened, a “return from the dead,” and a gigantic clue as to why it all happened in the first place, but for me, it all comes down to that ending. Well, hello, cliffhanger… Guess I'll be chewing my nails off in anticipation of the final book, huh?

Very interesting the whole series feels like a film

It was hard to put down.

About the author

Chris Weitz is an Oscar-nominated writer and director. His films include Twilight: New Moon, A Better Life, About a Boy, The Golden Compass, American Pie, Cinderella, and the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The Young World is his first YA trilogy.