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The Pledge (The Pledge Trilogy)
By Kimberly Derting
Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
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Grades 6 - 8 | Grades 4 - 7 | n/a | 6.1 | 75993 |
In the violent country of Ludania, the language you speak determines what class you are, and there are harsh punishments if you forget your place—looking a member of a higher class in the eye can result in immediate execution. Seventeen-year-old Charlaina (Charlie for short) can understand all languages, a dangerous ability she’s been hiding her whole life. Her only place of release is the drug-filled underground club scene, where people go to shake off the oppressive rules of the world they live in. There, she meets a beautiful and mysterious boy who speaks a language she’s never heard, and her secret is almost exposed. Through a series of violent upheavals, it becomes clear that Charlie herself is the key to forcing out the oppressive power structure of her kingdom….
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published on 11/14/2012
Binding: Paperback