Agent: Sarah Davies, Greenhouse Literary Agency. But while the story is well-executed, with characters readers will grow to care about, its reliance on well-worn themes of governmental corruption and class warfare may make it difficult to stand out in a crowded genre. If you want to survive, you Want to Read Rate it: Book 2 Resist by Sarah Crossan 3. Survival means submitting to the regime that rules the Pod, where air consumption is carefully monitored to the extent that people are scared to walk at anything more than a stroll. It describes a desolate world devoid of trees, plants and air. The concept of Crossan’s first YA novel has potential, and it’s enlivened by her attention to detail, the trio of narrators, and constant tension. 17,632 Ratings 1,874 Reviews published 2012 21 editions The world has no air. Breathe is a Young Adult novel published by Bloomsbury in 2012. As the three work to stay alive in the deadly outside world, their fragile bond is threatened as tensions rise to the point of all-out war and revolution. She is best known for her books for young adults, including Apple and Rain and One, for which she has won several rewards. Sixteen-year-old Quinn, a wealthy Premium, and his best friend Bea, one of the city’s many underprivileged Auxiliaries, are about to embark on a camping trip outside the pod when they meet Alina, part of a band of rebels dedicated to replanting trees and restoring the oxygen-rich atmosphere of generations past. In the start of a new trilogy, Crossan explores a dystopian world in which oxygen is a rare commodity, strictly controlled by the government of a domed city that houses much of the world’s diminished population.

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