| The Forsaken: The Forsaken Trilogy Contributor(s): Stasse, Lisa M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442432659 ISBN-13: 9781442432659 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Dystopian - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2011027270 |
| Lexile Measure: 660 |
| Series: Forsaken - Trilogy |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.86" W x 8.54" (1.01 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Teen |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 154941 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A thought-provoking and exciting start to a riveting new dystopian trilogy. As an obedient orphan of the U.N.A. (the super-country that was once Mexico, the U.S., and Canada), Alenna learned at an early age to blend in and be quiet--having your parents taken by the police will do that to a girl. But Alenna can't help but stand out when she fails a test that all sixteen-year-olds have to take: The test says she has a high capacity for brutal violence, and so she is sent to The Wheel, an island where all would-be criminals end up. The life expectancy of prisoners on The Wheel is just two years, but with dirty, violent, and chaotic conditions, the time seems a lot longer as Alenna is forced to deal with civil wars for land ownership and machines that snatch kids out of their makeshift homes. Desperate, she and the other prisoners concoct a potentially fatal plan to flee the island. Survival may seem impossible, but Alenna is determined to achieve it anyway. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stasse, Lisa M.: - Lisa M. Stasse is a digital librarian at UCLA. She is the author of the Forsaken trilogy: The Forsaken, The Uprising, and The Defiant. |