Winter's End

By Mourlevat, Jean-Claude & Bell, Anthea

Publishers Summary:
In a gripping dystopian novel, four teenagers risk impossible odds to fight against tyranny in a world of dangerous choices — and reemerging hope.Escape. Milena, Bartolomeo, Helen, and Milos have left their prison-like boarding schools far behind, but their futures remain in peril. Fleeing across icy mountains from a terrifying pack of dog-men sent to hunt them down, they are determined to take up the fight against the despotic government that murdered their parents years before. Only three will make it safely to the secret headquarters of the resistance movement. The fourth is captured and forced to participate in a barbaric game for the amusement of the masses — further proof of the government’s horrible brutality. Will the power of one voice be enough to rouse a people against a generation of cruelty? Translated from the French, this suspenseful story of courage, individualism, and freedom has resonated with young readers across the globe.

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978-0-76364-450-5
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School Library Journal

Reviewed on December 1, 2009

Gr 8-Up In a dystopian world, an oppressive revolutionary group has taken over. Four teenagers escape the "boarding school" where they have been held since their parents were murdered 15 years earlier for being part of the Resistance. Milena and Bartolomeo become romantically involved and run away together, as do Helen and Milos, separate from the other two. Ultimately, Helen, Milena, and Bartolomeo are reunited in the capital city where they find work at a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

Following in the footsteps of their revolutionary parents, four teens escape boarding school to join a growing rebellion against ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Junior Library Guild

Reviewed on February 1, 2010

The novel’s epic sweep spans decades and brings a large cast of characters to life. Major and minor characters have vivid and emotionally gripping back stories. Jean-Claude Mourlevat’s prose, as translated by Anthea Bell, is ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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