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"Powerful ... as haunting a postapocalyptic universe as Cormac McCarthy [created] in The Road." —The New York Times
Sarat Chestnut, born in Louisiana, is only six when the Second American Civil War breaks out in 2074. But even she knows that oil is outlawed, that Louisiana is half underwater, and that unmanned drones fill the sky. When her father is killed and her family is forced into Camp Patience for displaced persons, she begins to grow up shaped by her particular time and place. But not everyone at Camp Patience is who they claim to be. Eventually Sarat is befriended by a mysterious functionary, under whose influence she is turned into a deadly instrument of war. The decisions that she makes will have tremendous consequences not just for Sarat but for her family and her country, rippling through generations of strangers and kin alike.
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- Release date: April 4, 2017
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- ISBN: 9780451493590
- File size: 1298 KB
- Release date: April 4, 2017
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- ISBN: 9780451493590
- File size: 2292 KB
- Release date: April 4, 2017
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Lexile® Measure:890
Text Difficulty:4-5
"Powerful ... as haunting a postapocalyptic universe as Cormac McCarthy [created] in The Road." —The New York Times
Sarat Chestnut, born in Louisiana, is only six when the Second American Civil War breaks out in 2074. But even she knows that oil is outlawed, that Louisiana is half underwater, and that unmanned drones fill the sky. When her father is killed and her family is forced into Camp Patience for displaced persons, she begins to grow up shaped by her particular time and place. But not everyone at Camp Patience is who they claim to be. Eventually Sarat is befriended by a mysterious functionary, under whose influence she is turned into a deadly instrument of war. The decisions that she makes will have tremendous consequences not just for Sarat but for her family and her country, rippling through generations of strangers and kin alike.
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Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Awards:Kindle Book
Release date: April 4, 2017
OverDrive Read
ISBN: 9780451493590
File size: 1298 KB
Release date: April 4, 2017
EPUB ebook
ISBN: 9780451493590
File size: 2292 KB
Release date: April 4, 2017
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Creators
- Omar El Akkad - Author
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Formats
Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
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Languages
English
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Levels
Lexile® Measure: 890
Text Difficulty: 4-5
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