The marrow thieves /
"In a future world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led to widespread madness. The only people still able to dream are North America's indigenous population - and it is their marrow that holds the cure for the rest of the world. Bu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto :
Dancing Cat Books, an imprint of Cormorant Books Inc.,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "In a future world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led to widespread madness. The only people still able to dream are North America's indigenous population - and it is their marrow that holds the cure for the rest of the world. But getting the marrow - and dreams - means death for the unwilling donors. Driven to flight, a 15-year-old and his companions struggle for survival, attempt to reunite with loved ones, and take refuge from the "recruiters" who seek them out to bring them to the marrow-stealing 'factories.'"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 234 pages ; 21 cm Issued also in electronic format. |
| Audience: | Young Adult. |
| Awards: | CCBC Choices, 2018 Governor General's Literary Award for Young People's Literature, 2017. Kirkus Prize for Young Reader's Literture Award, 2017 School Library Journal's Best Books, 2017 American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Young Adult Book Honor, 2018 |
| ISBN: | 9781770864863 1770864865 |