Behind the gates / Eva Gray.

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Title:

Behind the gates / Eva Gray.

Author:

Gray, Eva.

ISBN:

9780545317016

Publication Information:

New York : Scholastic, c2011.

Physical Description:

211 p. ; 20 cm.

Series:

Tomorrow girls ; 1

Series Title:

Tomorrow girls ; 1

Abstract:

In a Chicago troubled by the war against the Alliance, Louisa and her best friend, Maddie, disguised as her twin sister, are sent to the exclusive Country Manor School, where they are cut off from the outside world and learn survival skills.

Subject Term:

Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Wilderness survival -- Juvenile fiction.

Science fiction -- Juvenile fiction

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Summary

Louisa is nervous about being sent away to a boarding school-but she's excited, too. And she has her best friend, Maddie, to keep her company. The girls have to pretend to be twin sisters, which Louisa thinks just adds to the adventure!

Country Manor School isn't all excitement, though. Louisa isn't sure how she feels about her new roommates: athletic but snobby Rosie and everything's-a-conspiracy Evelyn. Even Maddie seems different away from home, quiet and worried all the time.

Still, Louisa loves CMS-the survival skills classes, the fresh air. She doesn't even miss not having a TV, or the internet, or any contact with home. It's for their own safety, after all.

Or is it?

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

In the first book in the Tomorrow Girls series, set in a future America rocked by natural disasters and war, 13-year-old Louisa is excited about leaving her Chicago home for boarding school-and freedom from the watchful eyes of her wealthy parents. She even has her best friend Maddie with her, disguised as her twin sister so they can stay together. Unfortunately, the Country Manor School turns out to be a remote school in an unknown location, cut off from phones, mail, TV, and the Internet, where the girls are stripped of all personal effects, the grounds are patrolled, and there's a strict curfew. Along with roommates Evelyn and Rosie, the girls know they need to find out the truth about why they've been brought there. Gray's solid writing will grab readers as she plunges her characters into an unsettling situation, and questions and discomfort build. Only Louisa's character gets much development, and the political background is a tad thin, but the three sequels (due throughout 2011) will likely address these minor drawbacks in an otherwise promising story. Ages 10-up. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.