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Christian Dittus |
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THE WORDSMITH (aka THE LIST)
Winner of the White Raven Award 2015
Shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year 2016
After global warming came The Melting. Then came Ark.
John Noa, the dictator of Ark, wants to destroy language, music and art. People are only allowed use a list of 500 words. Hope', love' and freedom' are among the forbidden words.
Letta loves her job as the Wordsmith's apprentice, giving out special words to people who need them. But when her master disappears, Letta realises she needs to join the resistance, to stop Noa silencing what is left of the human race.
Sequel MOTHER TONGUE published in 2019.
Shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year 2016
After global warming came The Melting. Then came Ark.
John Noa, the dictator of Ark, wants to destroy language, music and art. People are only allowed use a list of 500 words. Hope', love' and freedom' are among the forbidden words.
Letta loves her job as the Wordsmith's apprentice, giving out special words to people who need them. But when her master disappears, Letta realises she needs to join the resistance, to stop Noa silencing what is left of the human race.
Sequel MOTHER TONGUE published in 2019.
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Published 2015-05-01 by Little Island Books |