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The ask and the answer / Patrick Ness. --
Alternate chapters follow teenagers Todd and Viola, who become separated as the Mayor's oppressive new regime takes power in New Prentisstown, a space colony where residents can hear each other's thoughts.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780763676179 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 519 p. : map. --
- Edition: 1st ed. --
- Publisher: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010, c2009.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | "Age 14 and up"--P. [4] of cover. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 11.00 |
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| Subject: | Space colonies > Fiction. Social problems > Fiction. Telepathy > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Science fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | YA Ness | 31681020076162 | YADULT | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Alternate chapters follow teenagers Todd and Viola, who become separated as the Mayor's oppressive new regime takes power in New Prentisstown, a space colony where residents can hear each other's thoughts. - Random House, Inc.
âGrim and beautifully written. . . . Superb. . . . This is among the best YA science fiction novels of the year.â â Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Reaching the end of their flight in The Knife of Never Letting Go, Todd and Viola did not find healing and hope in Haven. They found instead their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss, waiting to welcome them to New Prentisstown. There they are forced into separate lives: Todd to prison, and Viola to a house of healing where her wounds are treated. Soon Viola is swept into the ruthless activities of the Answer, while Todd faces impossible choices when forced to join the mayorâs oppressive new regime. In alternating narratives the two struggle to reconcile their own dubious actions with their deepest beliefs. Torn by confusion and compromise, suspicion and betrayal, can their trust in each other possibly survive? Includes a bonus short story.
