Middle grade fiction with dystopian elements. Challenging and thought-provoking; affecting and beautifully crafted.
Every girl dreams of being part of the line - the chosen seven who tunnel deep into the mountain to find the harvest. No work is more important. Jena is the leader of the line - strong, respected, reliable. And - as all girls must be - she is small; her years of training have seen to that. It is not always easy but it is the way of the things. And so a girl must wrap her limbs, lie still, deny herself a second bowl of stew. Or a first. But what happens when one tiny discovery makes Jena question everything she has ever known? What happens when moving a single stone changes everything?
Prize List -
Aurealis Awards, Best Children’s Work; 2015; Australia; Winner
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Prime Minister’s Literary Award, Young Adult Fiction Category; 2016; Australia; Winner
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Queensland Literary Awards, Griffith University Children’s Book Award; 2015; Australia; Winner
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Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, Young Adult Fiction Award; 2016; Australia; Short-listed