Defy

By Sara de Waard

Book Overview

"Compelling and thought-provoking." -- Kirkus Reviews

Enjoy your Final Days.

Escape a Natural Death with us.

Come to Zalmon's Quiet End.

In the city of Zalmon, every Life Event is predetermined: where you'll work, who you'll marry, when you'll die.

On a tour of Central Processing, seventeen-year-old Darius inadvertently unveils shocking information about his beloved little sister, Mahlah. His impulsive reaction may make him a target of the sinister people who run Zalmon, and could doom Mahlah to a worse fate than the one Darius uncovered.

Defying an unjust system, an unwanted Life Match, and an uncontrollable enemy, Darius fights to save Mahlah, leading him to expose a conspiracy at the heart of the city -- and a potential life of autonomy, dignity, and love beyond what the Book of Zalmon dictates.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770867589
• ISBN13: 9781770867581
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Dcb Young Readers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher