New City
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2014

New City

By Deborah Abela

Book #2 in the Grimsdon series

In a divided city, kids hailed as heroes face hidden dangers and a mysterious agenda.

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320 pages
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Isabella and her friends arrive in New City, a place starkly divided between privileged citizens and imprisoned refugees. Once celebrated for their bravery, they now confront new threats: freakish weather, misinformation, and oppressive control. As they navigate this perilous landscape, they must uncover the Major General's true intentions. Can they trust the hero's welcome, or is there a darker plan at play?

From the publisher

Isabella and her friends are nervous about the New City. It’s inland and it’s dry–far from the flooded city they’ve left. Will their lives here be as luxurious and carefree as Xavier says? In fact, bleak, uncertain times have brought darkness and danger to New City. The city is divided in two: the citizens who have, and those who the ruling Major General says have come to steal from them–the refugees who have fled the rising waters, imprisoned in a camp on the edge of the city. The kids of Grimsdon once faced sea monsters and evil harbor lords, but now face new threats. From freakish weather events to the fierce misinformation that swirls around the city to the theft of their freedom, now they face the prison-like restrictions and control of the New City. Unlike the refugees, they’re heralded as heroes. But what does the Major General really want from them?

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Format
Paperback
Pages
320
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
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Book details

Publication
Published
May 1, 2020
First published
January 1, 2014
Publisher
Puffin Au
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781760892555

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