THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ISLAND
hot HOT  not NOT   |

The Other Side of the Island

Plot?  From New York Times bestselling author Allegra Goodman comes a post apocalyptic novel about love, loss, and the power of human choice.

Honor and her parents have been reassigned to live on Island 365 in the Tranquil Sea. Life is peaceful there—the color of the sky is regulated by Earth Mother, a corporation that controls New Weather, and it almost never rains. Everyone fits into their rightful and predictable place. . . .

 

Except Honor. She doesn’t fit in, but then she meets Helix, a boy with a big heart and a keen sense for the world around them. Slowly, Honor and Helix begin to uncover a terrible truth about life on the Island: Sooner or later, those who are unpredictable disappear . . . and they don’t ever come back.

Age Group?  12 and up

Will be Published?  September 4, 2008

More?  Other books by Goodman include Intuition and Kaaterskill Falls.

There is 1 review of this book

Would you like to leave a comment?
Join BusRadio for FREE, or login if you're a member.