Genesis by Bernard Beckett
The island Republic has emerged from a ruined world. Its citizens are safe but not free. Until a man named Adam Forde rescues a girl from the sea. Fourteen-year-old Anax thinks she knows her history. She'd better. She's sat facing three Examiners and her five-hour examination has just begun. The subject is close to her heart: Adam Forde, her long-dead hero. In a series of startling twists, Anax discovers new things about Adam and her people that question everything she holds sacred. But why is the Academy allowing her to open up the enigma at its heart? Bernard Beckett has written a strikingly original novel that weaves dazzling ideas into a truly moving story about a young girl on the brink of her future.
'The pages keep turning until the startling and surprising culminationThere is a great deal for readers to think about but the book is guaranteed to hold their attention and stay in their minds' Carousel. * Carousel *
'Extraordinarily original' Independent. * Independent *
'Highly original, this remarkable thriller fuses intricate ideas with real emotion and suspense. It gripped me like a vice.' Jonathan Stroud. * Jonathan Stroud *
'a very different young adult novel . . . that will make smart teenagers feel very respected' Patrick Ness, Guardian. * Guardian *
'Extraordinarily original' Independent. * Independent *
'Highly original, this remarkable thriller fuses intricate ideas with real emotion and suspense. It gripped me like a vice.' Jonathan Stroud. * Jonathan Stroud *
'a very different young adult novel . . . that will make smart teenagers feel very respected' Patrick Ness, Guardian. * Guardian *
Bernard Beckett, born in 1967, is a high school teacher based in Wellington, New Zealand. Genesis was written while he was on a Royal Society Fellowship investigating DNA mutations. It won the New Zealand Post Book Award for Young Adults and the Esther Glen Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847249302 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847249302 |
| Title | Genesis |
| Author | Bernard Beckett |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 2010-05-27 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Prizes | Winner of Prix Sorcieres: Romans Ados (Witches Prize: Teen Fiction) 2010, Winner of New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children & Young Adults: Young Adult Fiction 2007, Winner of LIANZA Children's Book Awards: Esther Glen Medal for Junior Fiction 2007 |
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