Reek
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By Alastair Chisholm and George Caltsoudas
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Climate catastrophe leaves the people of Earth fighting for oxygen in this gripping dystopian thriller from bestselling sci-fi author Alastair Chisholm.
Sparrow lives in the world after the Reek. The atmosphere is toxically polluted, and Axel Brodie, the tech billionaire behind Zephyr Industries, is cashing in as the only supplier of clean air. Sparrow is struggling to help her family survive until her brilliant inventor friend, Miriam Fenn, comes up with a new form of technology that could break Zephyr’s stranglehold on the air supply. But men like Brodie are hard to defeat, and he will do everything in his power to stop Miriam and Sparrow. Who will triumph in this battle to breathe? Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8. TweetReviews
I enjoyed this book. It made me think about the consequences of pollution. It was a quick read with technology galore.
It was interesting to read a children's Cli/Fi/ Dystopian novel as I have not read many others of this genre. It was an accessible way to raise complex issues such as climate change and wealth inequality.
I will read anything by Alastair Chisholm and Reek is another perfect example. With his customary ability to draw you into the dystopian world he has created, it also leaves you pondering the issues in ours. Beautifully written and totally gripping. Also a Barrington Stoke so dyslexia friendly
