The Haven
For the teens at The Haven, the outside world, just beyond the towering stone wall that surrounds the premises, is a dangerous unknown. It has always been this way, ever since the hospital was established in the year 2020. But The Haven is more than just a hospital; it is their home. It is all...
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For the teens at The Haven, the outside world, just beyond the towering stone wall that surrounds the premises, is a dangerous unknown. It has always been this way, ever since the hospital was established in the year 2020. But The Haven is more than just a hospital; it is their home. It is all they know. Everything is strictly monitored: education, exercise, food, and rest. The rules must be followed to keep the children healthy, to help control the Disease that has cast them as Terminals, the Disease that claims limbs and lungs—and memories. But Shiloh is different; she remembers everything. Gideon is different, too. He dreams of a cure, of rebellion against the status quo. What if everything they’ve been told is a lie? What if The Haven is not the safe place it claims to be? And what will happen if Shiloh starts asking dangerous questions?Powerful and emotional, The Haven takes us inside a treacherous world in which nothing is as it seems. “Imagine Anna Quindlen or Sue Miller turning her attention to writing a young adult novel, and you have an idea of what Carol Lynch Williams has done for early teen readers.” (Audrey Couloumbis, author of the Newbery Honor Book Getting Near to Baby)
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780312698713 (0312698712)
Publish date: March 4th 2014
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
I liked the story better when it was Parts: The Clonus Horror..I had joked about the Divergent series being similar to that movie, but The Haven is on a completely different level of similar.I've seen a lot of people comparing it to The Island (a 2005 Michael Bay movie), but even The Island was a r...
Thank you to the author and publisher for the review copy via Netgalley. For the teens at The Haven, the outside world, just beyond the towering stone wall that surrounds the premises, is a dangerous unknown. It has always been this way, ever since the hospital was established in the year 2020. Bu...
Initial reaction: Overall: very dull, lifeless narrative despite its intentions. I could not feel for the characters or the overarching story at all, sadly. Hopefully I can explain more in the forthcoming review.Haven't decided if this is going to be 1 or 1.5 stars.Full review:This is one of those t...
Expected publication: March 4th 2014 by St. Martin's Griffin
That is such a mysterious and simple cover. And it sounds like pure awesomeness!I just hope this won't be another predictable, let-down dystopian. Please Williams! Be different from all the other clones in the genre!But, seriously, that cover and synopsis are totally intriguing.