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Sep 26, 2017
Currently long-listed for the National Book Award! Smart, compelling and deep fiction that happens to be classed in juvenile, but is a great read for everyone. On a beautiful island where one child is delivered each year while the eldest is taken away, nine children happily live under the leadership of new elder Jinny, who trains the latest newcomer and wonders what will happen when her own departure occurs. Thoughtful and beautiful, Synder's novel will become a classic.