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Tense journey; loyalties tested, bombshells await.
You'll find yourself breathlessly flipping pages, neck-deep in the throes of Todd's plight. Ness has a way of making the impossible seem tangible, forcing the reader to contemplate the choices one makes when pushed to the limit. The melding of raw emotion with a tantalizing mystery about the enigmatic Answer will keep you riveted until the very last page.
- Locus Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Novel (2010)
- Costa Book Award for Children's Book (2009)
- Carnegie Medal Nominee (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9781406352870
Authors:
Patrick Ness
Publisher: Walker
Date of Publication: 2013-05-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.18
(rated by 98651 readers)
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"The Ask and the Answer" is a tense, shocking and deeply moving novel of resistance under the most extreme pressure. This is the second title in the "Chaos Walking" trilogy.
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Tense journey; loyalties tested, bombshells await.
You'll find yourself breathlessly flipping pages, neck-deep in the throes of Todd's plight. Ness has a way of making the impossible seem tangible, forcing the reader to contemplate the choices one makes when pushed to the limit. The melding of raw emotion with a tantalizing mystery about the enigmatic Answer will keep you riveted until the very last page.
- Locus Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Novel (2010)
- Costa Book Award for Children's Book (2009)
- Carnegie Medal Nominee (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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