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Gr 6 Up—Game piece soldiers placed on a weiqui board provide a foreshadowing of the plot twists to come in this novel. Jiang Sev, of the First Class, has been demoted to the Fourth Class because of her traitor mother. The demotion has not dimmed the devotion of Sev's Second Class friend, Tai-ge, whose family is tasked with "reeducating" Sev. Heavily influenced by the author's experiences in China, this dystopian fantasy features a strong 16-year-old character who must navigate a world in which city leaders drop bombs on t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Jiang Sev is a Fourth, an outcast without status since her mother betrayed their people to the enemy and brought about a terrible Sleeping Si...Log In or Sign Up to Read More