Forde, Patricia
The List
- ISBN 13:
- 9781492660859
- author:
- Forde, Patricia
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 20.83 x 13.97 x 2.54 centimetres
- Genre:
- Children's, Fiction, Girls & Women
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
In the city of Ark, language has been reduced to just 500 words. This is the List, decreed by its leader John Noa as a way to prevent humans from making the same mistakes that led to the destruction of the Earth. Everyone must speak this limited language, except for Letta, an apprentice to the Wordsmith who can read all the forbidden words. When her master disappears, Letta is told she must shorten the List further. But then she meets a teenage boy who knows all the banned words, and she is faced with a choice: sit idly by or follow him on a path to freedom. The fate of language itself hangs in the balance, and Letta must decide whether to fight for what makes us human. Patricia Forde's gripping dystopian story explores the dangers of censorship and the power of words.
Related Products
Related Products
The List
Adegoke, Yomi
The List
Adegoke, Yomi
The List
Gray, Keith
The Reading List
Adams, Sara Nisha
The Drop & The List
Herron, Mick
The Punishment List
Abel