Half Lives

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Author: Sara Grant Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 The present: Icie is a typical high school teenager - until disaster strikes and her parents send her to find shelter insi de a mountain near Las Vegas. The future: Beckett lives on The Mountain - a sacred place devoted to the Great I AM. He must soon become the leader of his people. But when Beckett is forced to break one of the sacred laws and the Great I AM does not strike him down, Beckett finds himself starting to question his beliefs. As Beckett investigates The Mountain's history, Icie's story is revealed - along with the terrifying truth of what lies at the heart of The Mountain. A compelling and thought-provoking novel that explores the eternally popular YA themes of identity, love and friendship. Show more