Streams of Babel

In a New Jersey suburb, two women die of brain aneurysms within twenty-four hours--events that cause the government to suspect that a terrorist cell has unleashed a deadly biochemical agent. With each glass of water they drink, the people of Trinity Falls are poisoning themselves.A world away in Pakistan, a sixteen-year-old computer genius working as a virtual spy for the United Statessees an influx of chatter from extremists about a substance they call Red Vinegar that will lead to many deaths in Colony One. Can he warn the victims before it's too late?A Printz Honor Awardwinner and two-time Edgar Allan Poe Award finalist, Carol Plum-Ucci explores disturbing new terrain in thisriveting novel that examines the heroes and victimsinvolved ina terrifying act of bioterrorism.

CAROL PLUM-UCCI is the author of numerous novels for teens, including The Body of Christopher Creed, a Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book that was also nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. She lives in southern New Jersey.