Author(s): Jane Higgins
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 344
Publisher: Text Publishing Co
Language: English
Date Published: 2014-06-26
Dimensions: 127 x 197 x 22.1mm
Publication City/Country: Melbourne, Australia
Edition: UK ed.
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The Tomorrow series meets The Hunger Games, in a divided city where danger is real and friendship is everything. The city is at war. Southside, the hostiles live in squalor and desperation. They're hungry to cross the river. Cityside, Internal Security is in charge. Its job - keep the hostiles at bay. It recruits only the best for its elite command. Nik is smart. Very smart. So why is he rejected? Before he can find out, his school is bombed. The hostiles have taken the bridges, and they've kidnapped Fyffe's brother Sol. Now Nik is on the run. And Fyffe is going with him. Across the bridge. Jane Higgins' Text Prize-winning debut, The Bridge, is a gritty adventure set in a future world where fear of outsiders pervades everything. A heart-stopping novel about friendship, identity and courage from an exciting new voice in young-adult fiction.