Wither [electronic resource]
DeStefano, Lauren2011
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A stunning debut YA novel, destined to blow the dystopian genre wide open – The Handmaid's Tale for a new generation. Sixteen-year-old Rhine Ellery has only four years left to live when she is kidnapped by the Gatherers and forced into a polygamous marriage. Now she has one purpose: to escape, find her twin brother, and go home – before her time runs out forever. What if you knew you exactly when you would die? In our brave new future, DNA engineering has resulted in a terrible genetic flaw. Women die at the age of 20, men at 25. Young girls are being abducted and forced to breed in a desperate attempt to keep humanity ahead of the disease that threatens to eradicate it. 16-year-old Rhine Ellery is kidnapped and sold as a bride to Linden, a rich young man with a dying wife. Even though he is kind to her, Rhine is desperate to escape her gilded cage – and Linden's cruel father. With the help of Gabriel, a servant she is growing dangerously attracted to, Rhine attempts to break free, in what little time she has left.
Main title:
Wither [electronic resource] / Lauren DeStefano
Author:
DeStefano, Lauren, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins Publishers, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Series:
Chemical Garden Trilogy
Audience:
Reading grade level: 3-4
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Lauren DeStefano is the author of The Internment Chronicles and The Chemical Garden trilogy, which includes Wither, Fever, and Sever. She earned her BA in English with a concentration in creative writing from Albertus Magnus College in Connecticut. Visit her at LaurenDeStefano.com.
Awards:
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Young Adult Library Services Association)
ISBN:
9780007425464
Language:
English
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BRN:
3743919
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