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Gr 9 Up—In this gripping sequel to When We Wake (Little, Brown, 2013), the schemes, betrayals, and heroics of a group of teenagers living in Australia in 2127 are told from the perspective of Abdi Taalib, who was last seen through the eyes of Tegan, the first novel's protagonist. The story opens with Abdi and Tegan in captivity, used and abused in order to quell the unrest they created with Tegan's last telecast that uncovered various governmental wrongdoings. There is, of course, a thrilling escape, shifting loyalties, tough decisions, and r...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In When We Wake (rev. 3/13), Tegan was cryogenically frozen in 2027 and reanimated a hundred years later; with love interest Abdi, she revealed the truth about the Ark Project, the Australian government's plan to populate a new planet with cryogenically frozen third-world slaves. Abdi begins narrating this sequel six months after their capture by the government; he's being tortured by his "handler" and forced to sing in front of wealthy crowds funding the project. Then Tegan and Abdi are saved...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In <i>When We Wake</i>, Tegan and Abdi revealed the government's plan to populate a new planet with cryogenically frozen slaves. Abd...Log In or Sign Up to Read More