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Breathe

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'Mad Max for the eco-generation' - Love Reading 4 Kids
'The all-action plot and the hinted-at romantic triangle will keep the reader's interest to the end' - Irish Examiner
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When oxygen levels plunge in a treeless world, a state lottery decides which lucky few will live inside the Pod. Everyone else will slowly suffocate.

Years after the Switch, life inside the Pod has moved on. A poor Auxiliary class cannot afford the oxygen tax which supplies extra air for running, dancing and sports. The rich Premiums, by contrast, are healthy and strong. Anyone who opposes the regime is labelled a terrorist and ejected from the Pod to die.

Sixteen-year-old Alina is part of the secret resistance, but when a mission goes wrong she is forced to escape from the Pod. With only two days of oxygen in her tank, she too faces the terrifying prospect of death by suffocation. Her only hope is to find the mythical Grove, a small enclave of trees protected by a hardcore band of rebels. Does it even exist, and if so, what or who are they protecting the trees from?

A dystopian thriller about courage and freedom, with a love story at its heart.

Editions (2)

ISBN9781408827192
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication Date10/11/12
Pages384

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  • little_nobody.294
    little_nobody.294

    14 Followers

    4.0

    Dystopie á la Divergent 💀

    Als der Welt plötzlich der Sauerstoff ausgeht, sorgt eine Organisation mittels künstlichem Sauerstoff für das Überleben der Menschen - doch das hat seinen Preis und aus einer Zwei-Klassen-Gesellschaft entsteht eine Rebellion. Spannend geschrieben, der Schreibstil geht locker von der Hand, die Protagonisten sind sympathisch und nahbar - die Welt braucht wieder mehr Dystopiebücher! Es macht einfach Spaß zu lesen!

    Feb 26, 2026

  • pinkgirl340
    pinkgirl340

    37 Followers

    5.0

    Ein Meisterwerk

    Sep 7, 2023

  • kaye
    kaye

    2 Followers

    4.0

    Atmosphärische Dystopie mit Umweltbotschaft. Die wechselnden Ich-Perspektiven sind anfangs verwirrend, bieten aber Einblick in unterschiedliche Denkweisen. Große Überraschungen bleiben aus, aber das Thema Luft als Luxus ist spannend umgesetzt. Der Cliffhanger macht Lust auf Teil 2.

    Apr 24, 2025

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