Resistance Series by Tracy Lawson

COUNTERACT IS AVAILABLE IN A NEW SECOND EDITION. THIS EDITION IS OUT OF PRINT>Who do you trust when your world unravels and everything you believed is a lie?For the past fifteen years, The Office of Civilian Safety and Defense has guarded the public against the rampant threat of terrorism. Teenagers Tommy and Careen have never known life without the government-approved Civilian Restrictions. For them, there’s no social media... moreCOUNTERACT IS AVAILABLE IN A NEW SECOND EDITION. THIS EDITION IS OUT OF PRINT>Who do you trust when your world unravels and everything you believed is a lie?For the past fifteen years, The Office of Civilian Safety and Defense has guarded the public against the rampant threat of terrorism. Teenagers Tommy and Careen have never known life without the government-approved Civilian Restrictions. For them, there’s no social media. No one is allowed to gather in public places or attend concerts or sporting events. Only a small, select group of adults have driving privileges. It’s a small price to pay for safety.Now a new, more deadly, terrorist threat looms: airborne chemical weapons that can be activated without warning. The OCSD is ready with an antidote to counteract the effects of the toxins. Three drops a day is all it takes. It’s a small price to pay for health.Tommy and Careen obediently take the antidote; neither considers stopping when strange things begin to happen. The day the disaster sirens signal the dreaded attack, Tommy shares his last dose with Careen, even though doing so might hasten his death. It’s a small price to pay for a friend.Follow Tommy and Careen as they uncover a web of lies and deceit reaching to the highest levels of the United States government and join an underground resistance group that’s determined to expose the truth. less

WINNER BEST YA FICTION in the Texas Association of Authors 2016 Book AwardsSILVER MEDALIST in the International Wishing Shelf 2017 Book Awards Knowledge comes with a price.Tommy and Careen are no longer naive teenagers who believe the Office of Civilian Safety and Defense’s miracle antidote can protect them from a terrorist’s chemical weapons. After accidentally discovering the antidote’s real purpose—to control citizens’ thoughts and actions--they join the Resistance to fight back... moreWINNER BEST YA FICTION in the Texas Association of Authors 2016 Book AwardsSILVER MEDALIST in the International Wishing Shelf 2017 Book Awards Knowledge comes with a price.Tommy and Careen are no longer naive teenagers who believe the Office of Civilian Safety and Defense’s miracle antidote can protect them from a terrorist’s chemical weapons. After accidentally discovering the antidote’s real purpose—to control citizens’ thoughts and actions--they join the Resistance to fight back.They soon realize that being part of the Resistance brings with it a whole new set of challenges. Not everyone working for change proves trustworthy, and plans to spark a revolution go awry, with grave consequences. Tommy and Careen's differing viewpoints threaten to drive a wedge between them, and their budding relationship is tested as their destinies move toward an inevitable confrontation with the forces that terrorize the nation.Where does love fit in when you’re trying to overthrow the government? less

SOLO MEDAL WINNER FOR YA MYSTERY/THRILLER IN THE 2018 NEW APPLE BOOK AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING. BRONZE MEDAL WINNER IN THE 2017 WISHING SHELF BOOK AWARDS.The Greatest Risk is to Take No Risk At All.Nationwide food shortages have sparked civil unrest, and the Office of Civilian Safety and Defense’s hold on the people is slipping... moreSOLO MEDAL WINNER FOR YA MYSTERY/THRILLER IN THE 2018 NEW APPLE BOOK AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING. BRONZE MEDAL WINNER IN THE 2017 WISHING SHELF BOOK AWARDS.The Greatest Risk is to Take No Risk At All.Nationwide food shortages have sparked civil unrest, and the Office of Civilian Safety and Defense’s hold on the people is slipping. The Resistance’s efforts to hasten the OCSD’s demise have resulted in disaster, with Tommy Bailey and Careen Catecher taking the blame for the ill-fated mission in OP-439.Both teens struggle to survive the circumstances that force them into the national spotlight—and this time, they’re on opposite sides. On the run and exiled from the Resistance members in BG-098, Tommy makes his way to a Resistance safe house in the capital.The OCSD is preparing to monitor all under-eighteens with the Cerberean Link, a device that protects them against hunger and sickness and can even locate them if they’re lost. Tommy’s now living in close quarters with Atari, an operative who’s been assigned to sabotage the Link. But does Atari plan to use it for his own purposes?Through it all, Tommy refuses to believe Careen’s loyalties have shifted away from the Resistance, and he’s willing to assume any risk to reconnect with her. Will they be able to trust each other when it matters most? less

To deny freedom is to deny the human spirit. Fugitive Resistance fighter Tommy Bailey has come out of hiding to help rescue Careen Catecher from the clutches of the Office of Civilian Safety and Defense, where she’s being held and interrogated for information about the rebel group. The OCSD is poised to launch the Cerberean Link, a security device that will put all minors under constant surveillance under the guise of protecting them... moreTo deny freedom is to deny the human spirit. Fugitive Resistance fighter Tommy Bailey has come out of hiding to help rescue Careen Catecher from the clutches of the Office of Civilian Safety and Defense, where she’s being held and interrogated for information about the rebel group. The OCSD is poised to launch the Cerberean Link, a security device that will put all minors under constant surveillance under the guise of protecting them. Convinced that activating the Link will result in irreversible and total control of the population, the Resistance puts its own plan in motion to sabotage the Link and oust the OCSD’s wolfish director. Just when everything seems leveraged in their favor, treachery, lies, and long-held secrets threaten to derail it all. less