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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2014 | Grades 9 and Up
Gr 10 Up—This installment in a dystopian series picks up right where the first book left off. Maryam is a Chosen. When a Chosen is of age, she leaves her home to work for the rest of her life as a servant to the community's power-hungry spiritual leaders, known as the Apostles of the Lamb. The Apostles are survivors of the Tribulation, who live a life of the privilege on a dilapidated cruise ship. Referred to as the Holy City, the vessel is docked on the isolated shores of a South Pacific island. Unbeknownst to the public, the Apo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Fleeing the religious island community that subjugated her race as forced blood donors (<i>The Crossing</i>), Maryam and her fellow refugees search t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
