Outside

A girl raised in an isolated refuge dreams of the outside world while grappling with loss, survival, and the unsettling changes within herself after receiving a life-saving heart transplant.

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240 pages· 35,516 words· Est. 4 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Razzi has always lived within the safety of the Refuge, warned never to venture Outside. After her friend Ollie's tragic fate, she follows the rules, becoming a role model for the younger kids. But when a mysterious dog stirs her curiosity, Razzi wonders what lies beyond the walls. As the outside world encroaches, will she risk everything to discover the truth? What dangers and revelations await if she dares to step beyond the only home she's ever known?

From the publisher

From three-time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer L. Holm, a chilling but heartfelt story of a girl being raised in a compound who doesn’t understand how isolated and unusual her life is… until she must encounter the outside world. Whatever you do, don’t leave home.Razzi has always been told: Don’t go Outside. It isn’t safe. There are people and creatures out there that will harm you. The walls of the Refuge will protect you from them.Razzi’s friend Ollie was curious about Outside… and it led to his death. So Razzi is trying to be on her best behavior. She is the oldest kid left, the one the younger kids look up to. She has to follow the rules.But Outside has a way of getting in, and Razzi, guided by a dog she has a strangely close connection with, wonders what it’s like to run free beyond the walls.If she steps away from everything she’s ever known… what will she find?

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