Gemma is an orphan and a topsider. She has run away from her boarding school to search for her only relative, Richard, her brother. She needs him to sign emancipation papers so that she will not have to return to school and live under cruel supervision. The time is the near future. The seas have risen and humans (topsiders) have to live in crowded stack cities. All have been living under emergency law for 32 years. Rights have been curbed to ensure safety and order. The only ones with land of their own live on the ocean floor - the dark life. Gemma travels to the ocean floor in search of her brother. She meets Ty and his family including his sister, Zoe. It has been discovered that children raised under the sea have dark gifts - camouflage, number genius, electricity, communication with whales/dolphins, etc. The Sea Blight Gang has attacked a settlement home. The Senator tells the settlers they must catch Shade, the leader of the outlaws. Doc has done experiments on boys who escaped and became members of Shade's band of outlaws. Ty discovers that Shade is actually Gemma's brother. He convinces him to sign the emancipation papers. Great adventure story. Interesting ideas!!
"Not all cages have bars."
Truman Award Preliminary Nominee 2012-13
No comments:
Post a Comment