Lifegame

Lifegame

by Alison Allen - Gray (Author)

Synopsis

Fella and Grebe have grown up on an island, believing that the world beyond its shores is toxic and that the islanders are the lucky survivors of a cataclysmic disaster. And then Fella, an orphan, discovers a diary, hidden fifteen years ago by his mother - a woman who seemingly came from the Outside, from a world not run by the Officiate. This revelation seems incredible, but it gives the two friends hope that they can escape the brutality of their lives. Yet when, after a gripping chase, they manage to get off the island, what they discover is a shock. Not only is the Outside alien and frightening, it forces them to understand the appalling truth about where they have come from, and why they were there. An up-to-the-minute thriller about what makes us who we are.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 07 May 2009

ISBN 10: 0192728431
ISBN 13: 9780192728432
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: Imagine discovering that everything you've ever been told is a lie...

Media Reviews
[Of Unique]: 'genuinely enthralling The Guardian Allen-Gray writes in an easy, readable style, raises stimulating questions, and offers a plot that keeps you guessing throughout. Financial Times This excellent novel is several things at once ... its pace, tension and ever-present danger are worthy of a latter-day John Buchan ... (the) story makes a terrific book - exciting, heartening, intelligent, and all too topical. Peter Hollindale A novel with frightening possibilities for its adolescent readers (who face a future where these issues must be solved), and one that should be required reading for the adults who currently make the decisions. Booktrusted News