{"product_id":"9780702325120","title":"These Stolen Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Keats, Sharada \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 11\/04\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 464 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780702325120,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Powerful dystopian thriller” - The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBookseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful dystopian thriller from a stunning new voice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein YA, set in a world divided by race where life itself must be\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epaid for if you want to survive...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Filled with suspense and romance, ideal for fans of Noughts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp; Crosses, The Hunger Games and Shatter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix years ago, seventeen-year-old Mora survived the terrifying\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkøl invasion. They stole her land. They took her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd now not even her life is her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkøl culture revolves around one motto: Life is Golden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou must pay the government for the right to survive. If you can't,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyou're cast out at best - at worst, culled. Records of every\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecitizen are held at the hallowed, highly secured Life Registry, which\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etracks who lives and who dies, who pays and who fails.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonized survivors like Mora face endless servitude, repaying\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe 'debt' of their years lived before the invasion. Mora is resigned\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto her fate, finding glimmers of joy in her tentative friendship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith another repayer, the handsome, elusive Kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then she finds out that twelve-year-old Zako, the closest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ething she has to a brother, is to be put to death by the dangerous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enew Skøl Governor. Finding the courage to fight back, Mora\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Kit conspire to smuggle Zako to safety. But their plan draws\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethem into a dark mystery - and to a heart-pounding mission at\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Life Registry itself. They must ultimately ask themselves: what\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare we worth to each other?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGripping, moving and suspenseful storytelling with a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efriends-to-lovers romance that crackles with tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA girl driven by unthinkable grief. A boy targeted for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis unimaginable ability. A compelling story exploring the power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof hope, courage and connection from a stunning new voice in YA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly imagined fantasy world that illuminates topics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof colonialism, racism and societal structures that demand productivity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand disenfranchise the poor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Utterly captivating... The world Keats has\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecreated is terrifyingly believable... Keats' writing was lush and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eevocative too.” - @ashortbooklover, reader review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43089054892076,"sku":"9780702325120","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780702325120.jpg?v=1712911221","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.info\/products\/9780702325120","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}