Taken - by Erin Bowman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In the isolated town of Claysoot, every male is mysteriously "Heisted" on his eighteenth birthday, and seventeen-year-old Gray Weathersby is determined to figure out why.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Fans of <em>Incarceron</em> by Catherine Fisher and <em>Variant</em> by Robison Wells won't want to miss this magnetic first book in a gripping dystopian sci-fi series. Marie Lu, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of the Legend trilogy, raves that <em>Taken</em> is an action-packed thrill ride from beginning to end. More, please!</p><p>Gray Weathersby has grown up expecting to disappear at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. They call it the Heist--and it happens to every boy in Claysoot. His only chance at escape is to climb the Wall that surrounds Claysoot. A climb no one has ever survived . . . </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>There are no men in Claysoot.</p><p>There are boys, but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday.</p><p>The villagers call it the Heist.</p><p>Gray Weathersby is prepared to meet his fate. But when he finds a strange note from his mother, he begins questioning everything he's been told about the Heist . . . and what lies beyond the Wall that surrounds his primitive town, which no one can cross and survive. With no answers in sight, Gray must decide whether he should wait to be taken--or risk everything on the hope of the other side.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A suspenseful trek. Readers will eagerly await the next installment."--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em><br><br>"An action-packed, emotionally charged, plot-twisting adventure."--<em>Booklist</em><br><br>"A dramatic work that is reminiscent of Lois Lowry's The Giver and will appeal to fans of Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games."--School Library Journal<br><br>"An action-packed thrill ride from beginning to end. I devoured this in one sitting and might have gnawed a nail or two off from all the excitement. More, please!"--Marie Lu, author of Legend<br>
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