Pax and the Missing Head

Written by David Barker

Part of the London Falling series

In a walled city of the future, an orphan's only hope is an impossible exam.

216 pages· ~700L· AR ~4.5

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In a country torn by civil war, New London hides behind a giant wall, and most children are put to work young. Twelve-year-old orphan Pax is brilliant at recycling old tech and just wants peace and quiet. When that is taken from him, his only hope is to pass a near-impossible exam and join the students training as leaders in Scholastic Parliament, where he discovers that the mayor's harsh rule hides secrets.

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In a country beset by civil war, New London defends itself behind a giant wall. Inside the city, children are forced to work from an early age, except for the lucky few who train to be leaders in the re-purposed Palace of Westminster. 12-year-old orphaned Pax is brilliant at recycling old tech. He enjoys working on the verti-farms and just wants a bit of peace and quiet. But when that is taken away from him, his only hope is to pass a near-impossible exam and join the other students in Scholastic Parliament. There he’ll make new friends and new enemies. He’ll get tested like never before. And he’ll discover that not everything is quite what it seems under the mayor’s harsh leadership…

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