Although I loved The Eleventh Plague and Magesterium, I couldn't quite get into this book by Jeff Hirsch. The United States is at war with the Glorious Path, a pseudo-religious group determined to control all. When they capture prisoners, they are given the choice to join their religion or die. Fifteen year old Callum Roe and his younger brother James were captured and chose life. Cal works in the dog kennels and is intent upon moving up through the ranks. He had been promised citizen rank for himself and his brother if he took part in an important spy mission. The mission is successful, but the promise is broken, and Cal is disheartened by the devastation his helped cause. When Cal kills a cruel commander who wants to train a runaway dog to be a vicious attack dog and mistreats the dogs in his care, he is forced to run for his life. He is surprised to discover that his brother does not want to go and in fact, wants to return after they escape. Cal battles his way across the U.S. and is determined to reunite with his parents in New York.
Truman Award Preliminary Nominee 2015-16
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