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Earth Mother is always watching... And one brave girl is about to find out why. "Goodman's fiction proves that she can tackle big subjects with graceful and perceptive prose...a topnotch genre piece." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "Gripping, beautifully written...evokes Lois Lowry's The Giver. Goodman does a stellar job. A bracing, exhilarating novel.. .Big Brother better watch out." - The Washington Post "A dark vision rendered in wonderful and imaginative detail. . .timely and disturbing. Likely to be read in one sitting." - L.A. Times Book Review "Reminiscent of Lowry's The Giver. . .Compelling." - School Library Journal