Book Overview
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.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1442432659
ISBN13:9781442432659
Release Date:July 2012
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 5.9" x 8.5"
Age Range:12 to 17 years
Grade Range:Grades 7 to 12
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Such a good read!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 5 years ago
I'm not even half way in and I'm already hooked. Only ordered the first book in the trilogy just to see if i liked it, and I've already placed an order for book 2 and 3 to complete the set!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 8 years ago
Very well written! It wasn't like all the other YA books out there, in some parts it was but it was very much the author's own work.
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