To the Island
- 32pages
- 2 heures de lecture
Fia longs to visit the mysterious island. One night a moonbeam reaches across the bay and leads her there.
Patricia Forde Livres
Le roman d'debut de Patricia Forde explore le pouvoir et la signification des mots, marquant sa transition vers l'écriture pour jeunes adultes. Son travail se penche sur la façon dont le langage façonne notre perception de la réalité et du monde qui nous entoure. La voix distinctive de Forde mêle jeu et perspicacité profonde, faisant d'elle une conteuse captivante. Elle crée des récits à la fois engageants et stimulants, invitant les lecteurs à considérer les significations plus profondes intégrées dans le langage.
The Last Word
- 352pages
- 13 heures de lecture
A world devastated by climate change. A society ruled by fear. And a girl brave enough to take a stand. Now an outlaw, Letta's world is more dangerous than ever. The new ruler of Ark has limited language to under five hundred words and there are terrible whispers of babies disappearing in the night. Letta devotes herself to keeping language alive, teaching in secret illegal schools, but at great risk. And when disaster strikes, she takes the blame. Haunted by grief and hunted by gavvers, she and Marlo are forced to flee, in the process discovering the terrible plan to wipe out language for good.
The List
- 368pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Letta, charged with collecting and saving words, uncovers a sinister plan to suppress language, robbing the people of Ark of the power of speech, and realizes she must also save the culture, itself