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Wasteland (Wasteland, #1) by Kim, Susan; Klavan, Laurence is a ya fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Wasteland (Wasteland, #1) about?

Welcome to the wasteland At fifteen, the citizens of Prin marry. At seventeen, they reproduce. And at nineteen, they die. Esther thinks there's more to life than toiling at the assignments—Harvesting, Gleaning, Excavating—day after day under the relentless sun, just hoping to make it to the next day. She doesn't care that her best friend, a variant, is considered "the enemy." She doesn't care that Levi, who controls the Source, is the real enemy and might send his Taser boys after her if she makes one wrong move. Then Caleb shows up. Could there be another way to fight for survival? From School Library Journal Gr 10 Up-In the bleak, desolate town of Prin, you get partnered at 14, are considered an elder at 17, and die at 19. Resources are scarce, and disease, especially from rainwater, is rampant. Esther, 15, doesn't fit in, and doesn't care; she hasn't partnered and consistently avoids doing the menial jobs that everyone is assigned, such as digging or searching for gasoline in abandoned cars. Her older sister, Sarah, provides for them by earning the meager food rations that her childhood friend (and now powerful leader) Levi gives people for completing their jobs. Meanwhile, the

Who reads Wasteland (Wasteland, #1)?

It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.

Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.

Author
Kim, Susan; Klavan, Laurence
Publisher
HarperTeen
Published
2013
Language
EN
ISBN
9780062118516
Category
ya fiction
Subjects
Children'S, Science Fiction, Biology
Rating
3.12 / 5 (887 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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