**The first book in a YA trilogy set in a reproductively dystopian future. Reminiscent of Margaret Atwood and Aldous Huxley, but for teens.** It's the year 2140 and Anna shouldn't be alive. Nor should any of the children she lives with at Grange Hall. The facility is full of kids like her, kids wh
The Declaration
โ Scribed by Malley, Gemma
- Book ID
- 108584517
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 389 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781408818091
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โฆ Synopsis
Anna Covey is a 'Surplus'. She should not have been born. In a society in which ageing is no longer feared, and death is no longer an inevitability, children are an abomination. Like all Surpluses, Anna is living in a Surplus Hall and learning how to make amends for the selfish act her parents committed in having her. She is quietly accepting of her fate until, one day, a new inmate arrives. Anna's life is thrown into chaos. But is she brave enough to believe this mysterious boy?A tense and utterly compelling story about a society behind a wall, and the way in which two young people seize the chance to break free. Powerful futuristic drama about a world in which human life has a transformed value, and ageing has long since lost its finality.Charismatic characters, action-driven plot and sublime writing combine to make this an unputdownable novel for teens. Gemma Malley studied Philosophy at Reading University before working as a journalist. She edited several business...
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