Glow, by Amy Kathleen Ryan

#1 Sky chasers series

#2 Spark; #3 Flame

Waverley, aged 15,and her boyfriend Kieran, aged 16, are part of the first generation to be conceived in deep space and are on their way home in the spaceship Empyrean where they are expected to marry young and have children to populate a new planet.  Everything changes when their sister ship, New Horizon, attacks unexpectedly and takes all the girls hostage.  Was the attack and kidnapping really for their own good as argued by Anne, the outwardly sweet, religious leader of New Horizon?  With a unique and vivid outer-space setting that is exciting and easy to imagine, an action-packed, plot-driven storyline, complex characters, and a compelling writing style this very popular audio-book is sure to please teens, grade 7 and up.  Also available in print.

Citation: Ryan, Amy Kathleen. Glow. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2011.