Anomalies
by Sadie Turner & Colette Freedman
Release Date: February 9th 2016
Genre: YA Sci fi
Select Books in NY
Summary from Goodreads:
In the future there is no disease. There is no war. There is no discontent. All citizens are complacent members of the Global Governance. But one summer is about to change everything.
Keeva Tee just turned fifteen. All of her dreams are about to come true. She s about to make the trip to Monarch Camp to be imprinted with her intended life partner. One day they ll have perfect kids and a perfect life. But in her happy, carefree life in the Ocean Community, something weighs on her mind. She hears whispers about anomalies citizens who can t be imprinted. No one knows what happens to them, but they never seem to come back.
When Keeva arrives at Monarch Camp, her worst nightmare becomes a reality she is an anomaly. After imprinting, the people she loves change, and she starts to doubt everything she s ever believed. What if freedom and individuality have been sacrificed for security? And what if the man who solves all the problems is the very man who s created them and what if he isn’t a man at all?
When Keeva finds a warning carved under a bunk bed she begins to understand: nonconformity will be punished, dissent is not an option, insurgents will be destroyed.
masterfully create a futuristic world where lives are carefully planned out.
Individuals are paired at the age of five with their intended. Then at 15, they
are reunited, given careers, and sent out to an assigned community. On the surface
there appears to be no war, disease, or famine. Beneath the carefree civility
lie secrets that the ruling Global Governance will kill to keep. Unknowingly
caught up in a covert war, 15-year-old Keeva goes to Monarch Camp expecting to
be imprinted with her life partner. When she arrives, she finds that her
intended has died and Keeva is now an anomaly: a citizen who has no partner.
Without the imprinting process to control her, Keeva more openly questions a
society that she has always found sophistic. Who took her baby sister all those
years ago? What does the Governance want with the anomalies? When will the
resistance strike, and how does she fit into the plan? As Keeva uncovers
answers, she has to discover who she truly is before more lives are lost and
nightmares become reality. A lively story with plenty of appeal for reluctant
readers, this work ends in an abrupt, unresolved conclusion. There is no doubt
that a sequel is on its way. VERDICT A general purchase for libraries
where Ally Condie’s
“Matched” (Dutton) or Veronica Roth’s “Divergent” series (HarperCollins) are popular.–Claire
Covington, Broadway High School, VA
spirituality exciting and vibrant. I predict it will be so successful that we’ll
all have to learn how to pronounce ‘anomaly’ correctly.”—Russell Brand,
comedian, author, actor
you thinking about human nature and what makes us who we are.
Bravo.”—Jason Segel, actor, author, producer
fast-paced story which champions individuality and truth. Keeva is a compelling
heroine who is relatable and strong.”—Pamela Anderson, actor, author,
producer, activist
which confirms we must fight for what makes us each special and
unique.”—Randy Jackson, music producer, American Idol host
this unusual futuristic world through Keeva’s smart and unapologetic eyes. A
whirlwind adventure with deep meaning, [Anomalies features] smart writing,
engaging characters, and a plot which leaves you hanging onto every
word.”—Max Beesley, actor, musician
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