The Ward

By Jordana Frankel

Book Overview

Jordana Frankel's thrilling and imaginative YA dystopian novel The Ward is set in a near-future New York City. A catastrophic flood has washed out Manhattan, leaving the rivers polluted, and entire neighborhoods underwater. Some areas are quarantined because of an outbreak of a deadly disease. The illness, known as the Blight, is killing sixteen-year-old Ren's sister. Desperate to save her sister's life, Ren agrees to lead a secret mission from the government to search for a cure. But her quest leads to a confounding mystery beneath the water and an unlikely friendship with a passionate scientist. Readers who love speculative fiction and crave action-packed stories similar to Veronica Roth's Divergent will find The Ward absolutely unputdownable.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006209534X
• ISBN13: 9780062095343
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12