Stark cover? Stark truths. Kaspar (Guardian soldier) is fighting for peace and saving lives with military force. Problem: he’s also being lied to. Q: how do you know that what you’re told about the world is true? You can watch the news, or be guided by people you trust. But how can you know? Kaspar lives in a society that values peace and harmony. But it’s constantly threatened by vicious rebels just beyond the city walls. That’s why the city needs the Guardians – an elite peacekeeping force – to protect it. Right? But when Kaspar joins the Guardians, it all goes wrong. He actually meets a rebel: a beautiful girl named Rhea. A girl who opens his eyes. What is he really fighting for?

By the prize-winning author of Noughts and Crosses

Dystopian sci-fi which explores incredibly topical issues

Stirring tale of authority, resistance, truth, identity and war

“A thought-provoking novel… beautifully crafted” – Guardian

This book contains mature content and language.

Product Details

Catalogue number

8006 in Secondary Rewards Catalogue 2019/20

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780552554626

Publisher

Corgi Childrens

Date published

January 2nd, 2014

Other details

368 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Available in these packs

Top 100 Books for Teens Complete Pack x 100

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Price: $1112.15

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Price: £767.00
Top 100 Books for Teens Pack A x 17

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Price: $183.90

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Price: £126.83

Author/Illustrator

Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman has written over fifty books and is acknowledged as one of today’s most imaginative and convincing writers for young readers. Her best-loved books include the highly acclaimed Noughts and Crosses sequence and Pig Heart Boy, which also became a major BBC TV series. She has been awarded numerous prizes for her work, including the Red House Children’s Book Award, and has also been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. In 2005 she was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her contribution to children’s books, and in 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children’s literature. She has been described by The Times as ‘a national treasure’ and was the Children’s Laureate 2013-15.