New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned. The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes. There are no more police--instead, there are soldiers. There are no more fines for bad behavior--instead, there are arrests, trials, and ma...ybe worse. People who get arrested usually don't come back. Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to remember that things weren't always this way. Living with her rebellious single mother, it's hard for her to forget that people weren't always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. It's hard to forget that life in the United States used to be different. Ember has perfected the art of keeping a low profile. She knows how to get the things she needs, like food stamps and hand-me-down clothes, and how to pass the random home inspections by the military. Her life is as close to peaceful as circumstances allow. That is, until her mother is arrested for noncompliance with Article 5 of the Moral Statutes. And one of the arresting officers is none other than Chase Jennings...the only boy Ember has ever loved.
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ISBN |
9780765329585 |
Released NZ |
1 Nov 2012 |
Publisher |
Tor Books |
Format |
Hardback |
Availability |
Not currently available
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Full details for this title
Interest Age |
13+ years |
Reading Age |
13+ years |
Library of Congress |
Mothers and daughters, Science fiction, Soldiers, Government, Resistance to |
NBS Text |
Young Adult Fiction |
ONIX Text |
Young adult |
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
Awards |
Short-listed for Gateway Readers Award 2014
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NZ Review |
<p> Subversion. Defiance. Desperate, struggling humanity in the face of state-sponsored tyranny. This book was engrossing, unpredictable and thoroughly REAL. Loved it. -- Jay Kristoff, author of Stormdancer <p> Fast-paced, emotional and nail-bitingingly intense, Article 5 gripped me from page one and didn't let me go once. - -Parajunkee.com <p> <p> There are only a few books that managed to keep me up at night this year, and ARTICLE 5 is one of them. A MUST read for any fan of the dystopian genre...even if you are not, it's a must read anyways. -- Book Reader Addicts |
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Author's Bio
KRISTEN SIMMONS has a master's degree in social work and is an advocate for mental health. She lives with her husband, Jason, and their precious greyhound Rudy in Tampa, Florida. Article 5 is her first novel.
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