Escape from Eden (Hardcover)

Elisa Nader

ISBN 10: 1440563926 / ISBN 13: 9781440563928

Edité par Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2013

Hardcover. Since the age of ten, Mia has rebelled against the iron fist of a fundamentalist preacher who lured her mother away to join a fanatical family of followers. At Edenton, a supposed Garden of Eden deep in the South American jungle, everyone follows the reverend's strict and arbitrary rules--even about whom they can marry. Mia dreams of slipping away from the armed guards who keep the faithful in and the curious out. When the rebellious Gabe, a new boy, arrives with his family, Mia sees her chance to escape and to free her family. But the scandalous secrets the two discover beyond the compound's facade are more shocking than anything they imagined. While Gabe has his own terrible secrets, he and Mia bond together, more than friend and freedom fighters. But there's no time to think about love as they race against time to stop the reverend's paranoid plan to free his flock--but not himself--from this corrupt world. Can two kids crush a criminal mastermind? And who will die in the fight to save the ones they love from a madman whose only concern is his own secrets? Since the age of 10, Mia has rebelled against the iron fist of a fundamentalist preacher who lured her mother away to join his Ofamily.O At Edenton, a supposed Garden of Eden deep in the South American jungle, everyone follows the reverend's strict and arbitrary rules. When the rebellious Gabe arrives with his family, Mia sees her chance to escape and to free her family. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781440563928

Synopsis :

Since the age of ten, Mia has rebelled against the iron fist of a fundamentalist preacher who lured her mother away to join a fanatical family of followers. At Edenton, a supposed Garden of Eden deep in the South American jungle, everyone follows the reverend's strict and arbitrary rules--even about whom they can marry. Mia dreams of slipping away from the armed guards who keep the faithful in and the curious out. When the rebellious Gabe, a new boy, arrives with his family, Mia sees her chance to escape and to free her family. But the scandalous secrets the two discover beyond the compound's facade are more shocking than anything they imagined. While Gabe has his own terrible secrets, he and Mia bond together, more than friend and freedom fighters. But there's no time to think about love as they race against time to stop the reverend's paranoid plan to free his flock--but not himself--from this corrupt world. Can two kids crush a criminal mastermind? And who will die in the fight to save the ones they love from a madman whose only concern is his own secrets?

À propos de l?auteur: Elisa Nader is the author of Escape from Eden, a Simon & Schuster book.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Escape from Eden (Hardcover)
Éditeur : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Date d'édition : 2013
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : new