Exodus [Hardcover]

Julie Bertagna (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2008

An internationally acclaimed bestseller, vividly and terrifyingly topical, is finally available to American audiences.

 

Less than a hundred years from now, the world as we know it no longer exists.  Cities have disappeared beneath the sea, technology no longer functions, and human civilization has reverted to a much more primitive state

 

On an isolated northern island, the people of Wing are trying to hold onto their way of life—even as the sea continues to claim precious acres and threatens to claim their very lives

 

Only fifteen-year-old Mara has the vision and the will to lead her people in search of a new beginning in this harsh, unfamiliar world.

 

This compelling and powerful story set in the near future will hit home with teens, especially those who are ever more aware of the increasingly controversial climate crisis we face in our world today.

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About the Author

Julie Bertagna started her career as a teacher and freelance feature writer for major Scottish newspapers and has established a reputation as an author of powerful and original fiction for young people. She lives in Glasgow with her husband and daughter. Visit her Web site at www.juliebertagna.com

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Walker Childrens; First Edition edition (April 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802797458
• ISBN-13: 978-0802797452
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,381,844 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Here we go again..., November 1, 2008

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Ryan Van Baalen "Ryan" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Exodus (Hardcover)

Ah, here we go again. People loading a book up with 5 star reviews. 5 stars means best of the best, people. Average? 3 stars...and that's what I'm giving this book.

I really wanted to love this book...really wanted to...tried to...couldn't. I love reading books (YA and adult alike) that deal with a changed world. I find the premise interesting, and always a little eerie(in a good way).

But how were all those refugees managing to survive in the that camp outside of New Mungo's city walls?

If the citizens of New Mungo were as heartless as they were portrayed, why didn't they simply use their gun boats to push them away or gun them all down?

Why in all this time would only a fifteen-year-old girl discover the usefulness of the cyberwizz and the weave.

I also was annoyed at how the New Mungo citizens were presented...as some lifeless lump of meat concerned only with the present, and completely close-minded to all things in the past. If this dude, what's his name...Caledon had an office full of books, why would he create a world so devoid of them?

And the names...god, the names were so stupid. Gorbals? I laughed everytime I read that one.

Sorry...I tried.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exodus, June 23, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Exodus (Paperback)

Exodus is one of the best, most exiting books that I have ever read (and believe me, I've read quite a few). It is set in the year 2100 and in it, young Mara Bell, from the island of Wing (a lonely island that loses more and more of its land to the hungry ocean every year) sets out on a truly terrific journey to save her people (and then later the Treenesters and the slaves) and to find them a new place to live. In her fantastic journey she meets many new friends like the young orphan who she names Wing, after her drowned island, Gorbals, the Treenester and Fox, her greatest friend. However, she also makes many enemies, like Tony Rex the rook, Pollock Halfgood and, in a way, Caledon, the Grand Father of All. There are several unexpected twists and a brilliant, if heart-wrenching, ending. I am eagerly hoping for a sequel to come out. However I'm not giving anything else away so you'll have to read it yourself to find out what happens!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not interesting, January 18, 2012

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Azul "Azul" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Exodus (Paperback)

I read a review about how book this book is and how it was going to be the next "hunger games" so I read it. I must say that I am truly disappointed! I didn't enjoy the story at all.