by PatrickNess (Author)
Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And where is Viola? Is she even still alive? And who are the mysterious Answer? And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode...The Ask and the Answer is a tense, shocking and deeply moving novel of resistance under the most extreme pressure.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 528
Publisher: Walker
Published: 07 Sep 2009
ISBN 10: 1406322474
ISBN 13: 9781406322477
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Prizes: Winner of Costa Children's Book Award 2009. Shortlisted for Carnegie Medal 2010 and Booktrust Teenage Prize 2009.