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School Library Journal
Starred Review on March 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 7 Up—Aria has lived her entire life in the domed city of Reverie. As the story opens, she is sneaking into a restricted area with the security chief's son, Soren, in hopes that he will be able to help her reach her scientist mother, with whom she has lost contact. The son turns strangely violent and Aria only survives his attack by the timely intervention of Peregrine, one of the "Savages" from outside the dome. In order to keep her quiet, Soren's father casts her into the outside world to die. She is saved again by Peregrine...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Aria knows the history of the destructive Aether storms and plagues that led to her ancestors being some of the fortunate few who were able to shelter in man-made Pods, and she has grown up in the safety of the enclosed city of Reverie enjoying the Realms, virtual-reality spaces where people now spend most of their time. When she is punished (ostensibly for trespassing, though her potential to embarrass an important leader with information about his violent son seems more likely the reason)...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Aria lives in an enclosed city filled with virtual-reality spaces, but when she is exiled to the outside wasteland, she goes ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More