Birthmarked
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1596435690
ISBN 13
9781596435698
Category
813 Fiction
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Publication Year
2010
Publisher
Pages
368
Subject
Stone, Gaia (Fictitious character) Midwives -- Juvenile fiction. Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction.
Abstract
In a future world baked dry by the sun and divided into those who live inside the wall and those who live outside it, sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone is forced into a difficult choice when her parents are arrested and taken into the city.
Description
Synopsis
IN THE ENCLAVE, YOUR SCARS SET YOU APART, and the newly born will change the future.
Sixteen-year-old Gaia Stone and her mother faithfully deliver their quota of three infants every month. But when Gaias mother is brutally taken away by the very people she serves, Gaia must question whether the Enclave deserves such loyalty. A stunning adventure brought to life by a memorable heroine, this dystopian debut will have readers racing all the way to the dramatic finish.
About the Author
Since earning an MA in writing seminars at Johns Hopkins University, Caragh M. O'Brien has published a number of romance novels for adults. Currently, she teaches high school in Connecticut. This is her first novel for young adults.
IN THE ENCLAVE, YOUR SCARS SET YOU APART, and the newly born will change the future.
Sixteen-year-old Gaia Stone and her mother faithfully deliver their quota of three infants every month. But when Gaias mother is brutally taken away by the very people she serves, Gaia must question whether the Enclave deserves such loyalty. A stunning adventure brought to life by a memorable heroine, this dystopian debut will have readers racing all the way to the dramatic finish.
About the Author
Since earning an MA in writing seminars at Johns Hopkins University, Caragh M. O'Brien has published a number of romance novels for adults. Currently, she teaches high school in Connecticut. This is her first novel for young adults.
Biblio Notes
Genre/Form: Dystopian fiction
Young adult fiction
Science fiction
Fiction
Juvenile works
Young adult works
Juvenile fiction
Named Person: Gaia (Fictitious character) Stone; Gaia (Fictitious character) Stone
Material Type: Fiction, Secondary (senior high) school, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Caragh M O'Brien
ISBN: 9781596435698 1596435690 9780312674724 0312674724
OCLC Number: 441136888
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection
Target Audience: 800; 012-up
Description: 362 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Series Title: Birthmarked series, 5.
Other Titles: Birth marked
Responsibility: Caragh M. O'Brien.
More information:
mackin.com
Young adult fiction
Science fiction
Fiction
Juvenile works
Young adult works
Juvenile fiction
Named Person: Gaia (Fictitious character) Stone; Gaia (Fictitious character) Stone
Material Type: Fiction, Secondary (senior high) school, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Caragh M O'Brien
ISBN: 9781596435698 1596435690 9780312674724 0312674724
OCLC Number: 441136888
Awards: A Junior Library Guild selection
Target Audience: 800; 012-up
Description: 362 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Series Title: Birthmarked series, 5.
Other Titles: Birth marked
Responsibility: Caragh M. O'Brien.
More information:
mackin.com
Number of Copies
1
