Shift

By: Charlotte Agell

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Paperback | 30 September 2008

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In fifteen-year-old Adrian Havoc's world, Homestate rules every aspect of society: identity cards need to be carried at all times, evolution is a forbidden topic of discussion, and religious education is enforced in daily "rapture" doses. If life weren't hard enough, now come the threats that the end of the world-SHIFT-is quickly approaching. But Adrian refuses to accept things as they are. He sets out for the toxic Deadlands on a trip that may very well alter the course of the universe.

In this powerful, thought-provoking and by turns humorous novel, Charlotte Agell uncovers the painful consequences of war and uncertain governments in an imagined-yet disturbingly realistic-world.

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"Written with humor as well as reflection, Aggie's breezy, first-person account of her experiences makes engaging reading." --"Booklist ""[Aggie's] takes on Ludwig, her family, home, and what it means to be a teenager are fresh, funny, and self-aware." --"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books ""[Agell] creates in Aggie a wry observer whose narration is punctuated by the Zen sayings of her totem, a clay Chinese fisherman names Old Henry, and augmented by her sketches to make an altogether fresh and pleasing package." --"Kirkus Reviews ""This novel has strong and winning characters; excellent pacing; and a lazy, nostalgic setting." --"School Library Journal ""Small town America never looks as good as when Agell (as Aggie) writes about it." --"Kliatt" "Thought-provoking and readable."--"Kirkus" "Thought-provoking and readable."-"Kirkus" Thought-provoking and readable. "Kirkus Reviews"" "Thought-provoking and readable." --Kirkus Reviews "Thought-provoking and readable." --"Kirkus Reviews" Praise for "Welcome Home or Someplace Like It" "Written with humor as well as reflection, Aggie's breezy, first-person account of her experiences makes engaging reading." --"Booklist" "[Aggie's] takes on Ludwig, her family, home, and what it means to be a teenager are fresh, funny, and self-aware." --"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books" "[Agell] creates in Aggie a wry observer whose narration is punctuated by the Zen sayings of her totem, a clay Chinese fisherman names Old Henry, and augmented by her sketches to make an altogether fresh and pleasing package." --"Kirkus Reviews" "This novel has strong and winning characters; excellent pacing; and a lazy, nostalgic setting." --"School Library Journal" "Small town America never looks as good as when Agell (as Aggie) writes about it." --"Kliatt"

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