Waiting on Wednesday: Shadows Cast by Stars by Catherine Knutsson

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcomign releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Shadows Cast by Stars - Catherine Knutsson
June 5th, 2012 - Atheneum

Two hundred years from now, blood has become the most valuable commodity on the planet - especially the blood of aboriginal peoples, for it contains antibodies that protect them from the plague that is ravaging the rest of the world.

Sixteen-year-old Cassandra Mercredi might be immune to the plague, but that doesn't mean she's safe. Government forces are searching for those of aboriginal heritage to harvest their blood. When a search threatens Cass and her family, they flee to the Island, a mysterious and idyllic territory protected by the Band, a group of guerilla warriors, and by an enigmatic energy barrier that keeps outsiders out and the spirit world in. And though the village healer has taken Cass under her wing, and the tribal leader's son into his heart, the spirit world is angry, and it has chosen Cass to be its voice and instrument...

So when I signed up for GoodReads this summer, this was the FIRST book to go on my To Read list.  I love reading about various mythologies, and the idea of a futuristic story that ties in aboriginal mythologies is something I can't pass up.  Plus the cover is absolutely gorgeous!