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Description for The Declaration
Paperback. This is a gripping and tense novel that follows the journey of Anna and Peter as they struggle to escape the past and find a better future. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 5AM; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 142 x 193 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236. 320 pages. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: 5AM; YFB. Dimension: 142 x 193 x 21. Weight: 226.
Sixteen-year-old Anna should not have been born. It is the year 2140 and people can live for ever. No one wants another mouth to feed, so she lives in a Surplus Hall, where unwanted children go to learn valuable lessons . . . at least she wasn't put down at birth. One day, a new inmate arrives. Anna's life is thrown into chaos. He says things about her parents and the Outside that couldn't possibly be true . . . Or could they? Thrilling, passionate and beautifully written, this dystopian novel is perfect for ... Read more
Sixteen-year-old Anna should not have been born. It is the year 2140 and people can live for ever. No one wants another mouth to feed, so she lives in a Surplus Hall, where unwanted children go to learn valuable lessons . . . at least she wasn't put down at birth. One day, a new inmate arrives. Anna's life is thrown into chaos. He says things about her parents and the Outside that couldn't possibly be true . . . Or could they? Thrilling, passionate and beautifully written, this dystopian novel is perfect for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408836880
SKU
V9781408836880
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Gemma Malley
Gemma Malley studied Philosophy at Reading University before working as a journalist. She edited several business magazines and contributed regularly to Company Magazine and the Sunday Telegraph before moving into the civil service in a senior communications role at Ofsted. She lives in South London with her husband and son.
Reviews for The Declaration
A haunting and suspenseful page-turner
Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week
'Stunning, thought-provoking and a book that genuinely stays with you'
The Bookseller (Teenage Highlights)
A well-imagined and endlessly thought-provoking story
Telegraph
Poignant, thought-provoking ... Sharing the visionary quality of books such as 'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'How I Live Now', The Declaration ... Read more
Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week
'Stunning, thought-provoking and a book that genuinely stays with you'
The Bookseller (Teenage Highlights)
A well-imagined and endlessly thought-provoking story
Telegraph
Poignant, thought-provoking ... Sharing the visionary quality of books such as 'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'How I Live Now', The Declaration ... Read more