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Gates of the Arctic

AUTHOR Shorts, Shelena
PUBLISHER Lands Atlantic Publishing (12/10/2015)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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In a time when a pandemic is threatening the entire population, Risa and her family apply for coveted acceptance into a new Safe City-- a place designed to keep the virus out and to preserve a select few of the population.

But getting accepted into the city may not be worth it. Especially when she is sedated for secure transport and wakes up, unable to find her family. No matter how wonderful the city claims to be, Risa can't help but focus on the fact that she's being kept in while the people she cares about are missing.

Meeting a few new friends and an intriguing soldier named Camsen Luck may help, but none of them can convince her that self-preservation is more important than finding her family; or that trying to escape is suicide.

In a thought provoking novel, Gates of the Arctic challenges how far people will go to protect themselves in a time of crisis and questions the meaning of true freedom.

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ISBN-13: 9780985725075
ISBN-10: 0985725079
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 312
Carton Quantity: 24
Product Dimensions: 5.50 x 0.70 x 8.50 inches
Weight: 0.88 pound(s)
Country of Origin: US
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Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories
Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes)
Juvenile Fiction | Dystopian
Grade Level: 8th Grade - College Freshman
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In a time when a pandemic is threatening the entire population, Risa and her family apply for coveted acceptance into a new Safe City-- a place designed to keep the virus out and to preserve a select few of the population.

But getting accepted into the city may not be worth it. Especially when she is sedated for secure transport and wakes up, unable to find her family. No matter how wonderful the city claims to be, Risa can't help but focus on the fact that she's being kept in while the people she cares about are missing.

Meeting a few new friends and an intriguing soldier named Camsen Luck may help, but none of them can convince her that self-preservation is more important than finding her family; or that trying to escape is suicide.

In a thought provoking novel, Gates of the Arctic challenges how far people will go to protect themselves in a time of crisis and questions the meaning of true freedom.

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Author: Shorts, Shelena
Shelena Shorts graduated from George Mason University with a degree in English and Education. Her passion for igniting a spark in teens led her to teach American literature in both traditional and online classrooms. When she's not in the realm of teaching or reading, she's writing novels geared toward young adults and the "young at heart."
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