Birthmarked by Caragh O’brien (Paperback, 2011) Fiction Adventure Drama

Description

IN THE ENCLAVE, YOUR SCARS SET YOU APART, and the newly born will change the future. In the future, in a world baked dry by the harsh sun, there are those who live inside the walled Enclave and those, like sixteen-year-old Gaia Stone, who live outside. Following in her mother’s footsteps, Gaia has become a midwife, delivering babies in the world outside the wall and handing a quota over to be advanced into the privileged society of the Enclave.  Gaia has always believed this is her duty, until the night her mother and father are arrested by the very people they so loyally serve. Now Gaia is forced to question everything she has been taught, but her choice is simple: enter the world of the Enclave to rescue her parents, or die trying. A stunning adventure brought to life by a memorable heroine, this dystopian debut will have readers racing all the way to the dramatic finish.

Author Biography

Since earning an MA in writing seminars at Johns Hopkins University, Caragh M. O’Brien has published a number of romance novels for adults. Currently, she teaches highschool in Connecticut. Her first novel for young adults, BIRTHMARKED, was published in 2011.

Birthmarked by Caragh O’brien (Paperback, 2011) Fiction Adventure Drama

Description

IN THE ENCLAVE, YOUR SCARS SET YOU APART, and the newly born will change the future. In the future, in a world baked dry by the harsh sun, there are those who live inside the walled Enclave and those, like sixteen-year-old Gaia Stone, who live outside. Following in her mother’s footsteps, Gaia has become a midwife, delivering babies in the world outside the wall and handing a quota over to be advanced into the privileged society of the Enclave.  Gaia has always believed this is her duty, until the night her mother and father are arrested by the very people they so loyally serve. Now Gaia is forced to question everything she has been taught, but her choice is simple: enter the world of the Enclave to rescue her parents, or die trying. A stunning adventure brought to life by a memorable heroine, this dystopian debut will have readers racing all the way to the dramatic finish.

Author Biography

Since earning an MA in writing seminars at Johns Hopkins University, Caragh M. O’Brien has published a number of romance novels for adults. Currently, she teaches highschool in Connecticut. Her first novel for young adults, BIRTHMARKED, was published in 2011.