They cruelly call him Spaz, because his epilepsy prevents him from using mind probes that are rotting everyone else's minds. Which is why he still has a memory — something rare in the frightening world he lives in. Civilization has been destroyed, except for the forbidden place called Eden, where a small group of people have discovered genetic improvement. Yet one old man, the one they call Ryter, has a lot of crazy and wonderful ideas. Nobody remembers books, but Ryter is writing one — even though he knows he may be punished by death. Both chilling and inspiring, the story is ultimately about those who have the courage to become conscious in a world that invites us to choose illusion and denial.
Here is a powerful tale of love, loss, and the challenges we all face to make thoughtful, moral choices.
GMD | BOOK |
Classification | F PHI |
Publisher | Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002-03 |
Subject | Juvenile Fictiondystopian worldPost ApocalypticPeople with disabilities - Orientation and mobilityIntelligenceArtificial IntelligenceFuturismCivilizationtotalitarian societyJuvenile Fiction / Social Themes / FriendshipJuvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Prejudice & RacismJuvenile Fiction / Social Themes / AdolescenceSocial Issues |
ISBN | 9780439087599 |
Additional ISBN | 0439087597 |
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