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Eden West

Pete Hautman

Jason has grown up in a fundamentalist cult, where his faith has been deeply shaped by the community around him. Three outsiders disrupt his assumptions: a defiant boy, an isolated girl, and a wolf. Pressures and intrigue within the cult further challenge his beliefs. The novel also describes a fenced settlement called Nodd, inhabited by the Grace, where the world beyond the barrier is presented as dangerous and corrupt.

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Themes
Belonging · Identity · Mystery And Discovery · Religion And Spirituality
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Candlewick
Published
January 3, 2017
Pages
320
ISBN-13
9780763691059
Language
English
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