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YA
Drawing heavily from Jane Austen's Persuasion, this story features a post-apocalyptic society consisting of the Reduced; their children, the Posts, who do not share their genetic limitations; and Luddite leaders. Luddite Elliot realizes she is still deeply in love with Kai, her childhood sweetheart, and must resist her entire upbringing to truly begin to see how she can change the world.
Reviewer: April Spisak
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2012