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Sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone is in the wasteland with nothing but her baby sister, a handful of supplies, and a rumor to guide her when she is captured by the people of Sylum, a dystopian society where she must follow a strict social code or never see her sister again.

Main Author: O'Brien, Caragh M.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Birthmarked trilogy ; bk. 2.
Subjects:
Midwives > Young adult fiction.
Sisters > Young adult fiction.
Survival > Young adult fiction.
Genetic engineering > Young adult fiction.
Parents > Young adult fiction.
Summary: Sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia Stone is in the wasteland with nothing but her baby sister, a handful of supplies, and a rumor to guide her when she is captured by the people of Sylum, a dystopian society where she must follow a strict social code or never see her sister again.
Physical Description: 356 p. : map ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9781596435704
1596435704
Author Notes: Caragh M. O'Brien received a B.A. in physics from Williams College and an M.A. in the writing seminars at Johns Hopkins University. While raising her children, she published half a dozen romance novels. Before becoming a full-time author of young adult novels, she taught high school English. Her works include the Birthmarked Trilogy and The Vault of Dreamers.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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