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264 pp.
| Disney/Hyperion |
April, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4847-0833-0$16.99
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4-6
Jory's stepfather keeps his family steeped in fear on their ranch as they prepare for a mysterious event that he says will spare them but spell the end for everyone else. Jory wrestles with the complications of loyalty while he (naturally) begins to question the family's mission. This slightly scary examination of us-versus-them paranoia is a page-turner that ends a bit too neatly.