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McKinlay, Meg

A Single Stone

268 pp. | Candlewick | March, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-8837-0 $17.99
(2) YA In an isolated settlement governed by "The Mothers," the only source of fuel is mica harvested by pre-adolescent girls starved to keep them thin enough to slip into mountain crevices. At fourteen, Jena makes a discovery that causes her to question her society's rules and her own memories. This tense, original dystopia contains resonances to our world (fracking, female mutilation, anorexia) but no easy, reductive message.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2017

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