Cover of The Declaration

Book 2009

The Declaration

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Published
2009
  • Children's fiction
  • Science fiction
  • England, fiction
  • Older people, fiction
  • Children, great britain, fiction
  • Ageism
  • Fiction
  • Immortality

Set in a bleak future world, this novel tells the story of a young woman, Anna, who lives a harsh life in the isolation of an institution for children who were born against the rules, Grange Hall, a place that is governed by strict rules and where she learns unquestioning obedience - That is, until Peter arrives, and Anna learns from him, shocking things about the world outside - This makes her question the world in which she lives and endeavour to make a better future.