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Title: |
Underland |
| Sub-title: |
A Novel |
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| By (author): |
Colleen Nelson, Nancy Chappell-Pollack, Nancy Chappell-Pollack, Collen Nelson |
| ISBN10-13: |
1773370529 : 9781773370521 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
140x215mm |
| Pages: |
192 |
| Weight: |
.231 Kg. |
| Published: |
Yellow Dog - October 2020 |
| List Price: |
8.95 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 2 |
| Subjects: |
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
| 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 |
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