| The Ask and the Answer: With Bonus Short Story Contributor(s): Ness, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763676179 ISBN-13: 9780763676179 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Dystopian - Young Adult Fiction | Science Fiction - General - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Violence |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 770 |
| Series: Chaos Walking Trilogy (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 5.3" W x 8.5" (1.10 lbs) 560 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 131876 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The riveting Chaos Walking trilogy by two-time Carnegie Medalist Patrick Ness, reissued with compelling new covers--and a bonus short story in each book. "Grim and beautifully written. . . . Superb. . . . This is among the best YA science fiction novels of the year." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Reaching the end of their flight in The Knife of Never Letting Go, Todd and Viola did not find healing and hope in Haven. They found instead their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss, waiting to welcome them to New Prentisstown. There they are forced into separate lives: Todd to prison, and Viola to a house of healing where her wounds are treated. Soon Viola is swept into the ruthless activities of the Answer, while Todd faces impossible choices when forced to join the mayor's oppressive new regime. In alternating narratives the two struggle to reconcile their own dubious actions with their deepest beliefs. Torn by confusion and compromise, suspicion and betrayal, can their trust in each other possibly survive? |
