The Roar
Ages 9+
Hardcover
- 8.6(L) x 5.8(W) x 1.4(H) inches
- Item #:SSO9780439925938
- Weight (lbs): 1.4
Mika and Ellie live in a future behind a wall: Solid concrete topped with high-voltage razor wire and guarded by a battalion of Ghengis Borgs, it was built to keep out the animals, because animals carry the plague. At least that's what Ellie, who was kidnapped as a child, has always been taught. But when she comes to suspect the truth behind her captivity, she's ready to risk exposure to the elements and answer the call of the wild. Listen. Can you hear it? She's strapping on her headset, jumpstarting her Pod Fighter, and--with her capuchin monkey at her back--she's breaking out!
The New York Times calls it a "post-nature dystopia in which the waters have risen and civilization is barely hanging on" (with a cheeky "you have to hope children's authors aren't all prescient" parenthetical!). It touts the "grim and dank London setting, a walled city built up above the flood, safe from 'the Animal Plague" and "the Pod Fighter battles," and says "The Roar is exciting, thought-provoking and very hard to put down."
The New York Times calls it a "post-nature dystopia in which the waters have risen and civilization is barely hanging on" (with a cheeky "you have to hope children's authors aren't all prescient" parenthetical!). It touts the "grim and dank London setting, a walled city built up above the flood, safe from 'the Animal Plague" and "the Pod Fighter battles," and says "The Roar is exciting, thought-provoking and very hard to put down."
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