Half Way Home
Readers rate it 3.6 (100 on Hardcover)
241 pages · Released 2019 · William Morrow Paperbacks
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Half Way Home is a survival-focused science fiction novel where teens must navigate a hostile alien world without adult guidance. The story involves conflict between characters and dangerous environmental threats, but violence is not gratuitous. Themes include self-reliance, cooperation under duress, and moral complexity; LGBTQ+ representation is present though not central to the plot. The book is suitable for engaged teen readers who enjoy dystopian sci-fi but contains enough survival peril and interpersonal conflict to warrant a mid-teen recommendation.
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Nearly sixty teens awaken halfway through their training, stranded on a harsh alien world with few supplies, no adults, and led by a treacherous artificial intelligence, but their greatest enemy is each other. Nearly sixty teens awaken halfway through their training, stranded on a harsh alien world with few supplies, no adults, and led by a treacherous artificial intelligence, but their greatest enemy is each other.
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- Classics
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Adventure
- Science Fiction
- Space
- LGBTQ
- Dystopian
- Aliens
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ISBN 9780358211587 · William Morrow Paperbacks