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In a dystopian future where climate change has left only chains of islands in endless ocean, people live under the control of Earth Mother who enclosed the remaining land to control the weather. Though the propaganda she hears doesn’t mesh with the life she knew as a child in the wild Northern Islands, Honor believes in their leader’s concern for safety, seeks to conform to every rule and is ashamed of her unconventional parents. Eventually circumstances cause her to question to whom she owes gr
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Like a lot of futuristic dystopias, this is one of those stories that sucks you in as you try to unravel exactly what is going on. Ten-year-old Honor and her family have just moved to an island, where she must learn to live under the rules of the Corporation and fit into school and society. As she grows up, Honor realizes that her parents don't want to conform - but she keeps trying. The premise is compelling, and the reader gets information as Honor gets it, which kept me reading. Honor also de
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Oct 17, 2009
martha
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YA apocalypse!
Finally a dystopia that's a bit different, with a protagonist who's not a natural rebel and who doesn't go right for challenging the status quo. Honor is a far more unlikely heroine, and this book was a little more interesting than other, popular dystopias like Matched. While I liked that it wasn't a book with a marketing ploy, since it doesn't lead to a sequel, it did feel like the ending was quite rushed.
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