Breathe (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062118691)

The world has no air. If you want to survive, you pay to breathe. But what if you can't? And what if you think everything could be different? Three teens will leave everything they know behind in Sarah Crossan's gripping and original dystopian teen novel of danger, longing, and glimmering hope that will appeal to fans of Patrick Ness and Veronica Roth.

National Book Award Finalist Kathleen Duey called Breathe "An amazing story! Sit down. Inhale. Now, while you still can." Ever since the Switch, when the oxygen levels plummeted and most of humanity died, the survivors have been protected in glass domes full of manufactured air. Protected . . . or trapped? Or controlled? Alina's a revolutionary who believes we can save the environment. Quinn's a Premium who's never had to worry about having enough air. His best friend, Bea, is an Auxiliary who's never worried about anything but having enough air. When the three cross paths, they will change everything. Sarah Crossan's thrilling and provocative novel is about passion, about yearning for something better, and about breaking free for the very first time. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books proclaims it an "action-packed dystopian series opener to watch out for."

Author: Sarah Crossan
ISBN-10: 0062118692
ISBN-13: 9780062118691
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Language: English
Published: 10/02/2012
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.6
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 156271 / Breathe


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/01/2012 pg. 113
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2012
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2012 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Publishers Weekly 10/08/2012
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2012
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2012 pg. 86
School Library Journal 12/01/2012 pg. 114
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 95 - Superior,Well Above Average