Sixteen-year-old
Tegan is just like every other girl living in 2027—she's happiest when playing
the guitar, she's falling in love for the first time, and she's joining her
friends to protest the wrongs of the world: environmental collapse, social
discrimination, and political injustice.
But on what should have been the best day of Tegan's life, she dies—and wakes up a hundred years later, locked in a government facility with no idea what happened.
The future isn't all she had hoped it would be, and when appalling secrets come to light, Tegan must make a choice: Does she keep her head down and survive, or fight for a better world?
Award-winning author Karen Healey has created a haunting, cautionary tale of an inspiring protagonist living in a not-so-distant future that could easily be our own.
But on what should have been the best day of Tegan's life, she dies—and wakes up a hundred years later, locked in a government facility with no idea what happened.
The future isn't all she had hoped it would be, and when appalling secrets come to light, Tegan must make a choice: Does she keep her head down and survive, or fight for a better world?
Award-winning author Karen Healey has created a haunting, cautionary tale of an inspiring protagonist living in a not-so-distant future that could easily be our own.
This novel is a
finalist in the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards 2014. It’s a fast paced, gripping story. I liked the view into a possible future e.g.
where climate change is a reality and political and technological implications
of this are portrayed. Tegan is a strong
character and it’s fascinating to see how she copes with the emotional and
cultural shock of being thrust 100 years into the future as well as facing the
challenge of the ‘appalling secrets that come to light’.
Reviewed by Carolyn
I just finished reading this book too! I loved the pace of it as well - it's one of those books where you just want to keep reading and reading and reading... I also enjoyed the fact that the future that Tegan is catapulted into is believable - people aren't zipping around in hover cars or teleporting or anything, which made the story more 'real' for me. I also enjoyed the personality of Tegan's character and would definitely recommend this book :) Eve
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good read... this one is definitely going on my list. I like reading books in different settings and times where we see people are people no matter where or when the story is set. Angie
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