Underland

A Novel Volume 2

von Nancy Chappell-Pollack, Collen Nelson, Colleen Nelson

192 Seiten, Taschenbuch, ab 13 bis 17 Jahre

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Selected for the Forest of Reading Teen Committee's Summer Reading pick!Finalist for SYRCA 2018Following the events of Pulse Point, 12-year old Ama and the other Underlanders living in a world of darkness dig for brine, the City's real energy source. Underland is a dangerous place: cave-ins, starvation and illness are constant threats. When their leader deserts them, Ama goes looking for him and stumbles on two Citizens. Neither knew the other existed.18-year old Sari lives in the City, blissfully unaware of what goes on beneath her feet. The disappearance of her best friend, Kaia, has left her feeling isolated. A chance encounter with her sister leads her to join a group called the Resistance who are on a secret mission to reveal the secrets the Council keeps hidden.When Kaia mounts an attack on the City, Sari and Ama are thrown together in a battle that will decide their futures and the fate of the City.[ Underland ] convincingly portrays the human instinct to resist change opposed to the resilient values of compassion, justice and freedom. . . Underland could be read as a standalone and will be enjoyed by anyone who likes dystopian fiction. - CM: Canadian Review of MaterialsUnderland inspires faith that a few good people can make the difference and that redemption is possible through transformation - CanLit for LittleCanadians

• Themen: Kinder, Jugendliche und Bildung Romane, Erzählungen, Tatsachenberichte Spekulative, utopische und dystopische Literatur
• ISBN: 9781773370521
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.10.2020
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Great Plains Press
• Empf. Lesealter: ab 13 bis 17 Jahre