The Girl Who Fell to Earth

By Patricia Forde

A girl must choose between her world and saving Earth from destruction.

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288 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Aria's world is perfect, free from illness and death. Earth, their 'shadow planet,' faces destruction, and Aria's mission is to ensure it. But discovering her own humanity and the vibrant lives of Earth-dwellers, she questions everything. Can she defy her mission and save both worlds? As Aria grapples with her identity and the fate of Earth, she must decide where her true loyalties lie. Will she follow orders or fight for a world she barely knows but feels deeply connected to? The clock is ticking, and Aria's choice could change everything.

From the publisher

Written by the newly-appointed Laureate na nÓg (Ireland’s Children’s Literature Laureate) A gripping high-concept speculative middle-grade novel from the award-winning author of Bumpfizzle, the Best on Planet Earth and The List Aria lives on a well-ordered planet whose people have eradicated illness and even death. Earth is their ‘shadow planet’ which they populated with humans centuries ago so they could study them and learn from their experiences. Now the experiment is coming to an end and Aria must go to Earth with her scientist father to set off a train of events which will destroy its people. Brought up to believe that humans are inferior, Aria is shocked to discover that she is herself half human, and amazed to find that Earth-dwellers live life to the full and feel love for each other, even though they are mortal. But once she understands this, how can she save them, and herself, from destruction?

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