The Declaration by Gemma Malley January 20, 2008
Posted by karinlibrarian in young adult.Tags: futuristic, population control, Science Fiction, young adult
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Would you make the choice to live forever even if it meant you wouldn’t be allowed to have children? In the year 2140 most people do. In order to take Longevity, people have to sign the Declaration. People that choose to have children anyway are arrested and put in prison and the children are taken and put into something that resembles an orphanage. The children are referred to as Surplus.
Surplus Anna is one of the most promising occupants of Grange Hall, a bleak and cold housing unit for illegal children. She is proud of her accomplishments as a housekeeper. She will soon reach the age where she leaves Grange Hall and is placed in a permanent job. Anna is happy she has been able to pay back society for exisiting. She feels anger toward her parents for even putting her in this situation and adding to the drain on the world’s resources. Anna doesn’t think much about a life of freedom until Peter shows up at Grange Hall and tells her things that only her parents could know.
Together, Anna and Peter set out on an adventure that changes their lives forever. They both find family they didn’t know existed and Anna learns just how much she can care for another person.
THE DECLARATION is a frightening look at what can happen when the government takes control over life itself. As appealing as living forever may seem, it is clear the consequences far outweigh the benefits.
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I just finished the book it took me a couple of hours, and it was a great book full of suspense and kept me reading until the end. I’m now waiting to get the resistance which is supposed to be the sequel
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