9781599904436

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Bloomsbury USA Childrens

On sale:

March 2010

Price:

$16.99

Format:

Hardcover

Size:

5.0625 x 7.75 in

Pages:

256 pp

Ages:

12

Grades:

7


ISBN-13: 9781599904436

ISBN-10: 1599904438



The Returners

By Gemma Malley

Book Description

In the spirt of The Giver, this chilling standalone novel chronicles a teen's experience when he learns that he's one of a handful of people who are memory keepers to some of the worst events in history.

London teenager Will Hodge is miserable. His mother is dead, his father's political leanings have grown radical, and his friends barely talk to him. To top it off, he's having nightmares about things like concentration camps. Then Will notices he's being followed by a group of people who claim to know him from another time in history. It turns out they are Returners, reincarnated people who carry with them the memory of atrocities they have witnessed in the past. Will realizes that he, too, is a Returner. But something about his memories is different, and with dawning horror, Will suspects that he wasn't just a witness to the events, he was instrumental in making them happen. Set in the near future, with the world on the verge of a new wave of ethnic cleansing, Will must choose to confront the cruelty he's known in his past lives, or be doomed to repeat it…

“May appeal to teens who are grappling with the issue of violence, either personal or societal.”–School Library Journal

"A good read."--Kirkus Reviews

"Plot-driven sci-fi fans will relish the quick pace, frequent plot turns, and the fresh look at the belief that history always repeats itself."--BCCB