Internment
Readers rate it 3.6 (43 on Hardcover)
289 pages · Released Mar 19, 2019 · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Internment is a thought-provoking dystopian novel about Muslim American internment that explores serious themes of injustice, surveillance, and resistance. The story contains moderate violence related to confrontations with guards and the oppressive camp system, along with psychological tension and disturbing elements of state control. While age-appropriate for mature teens, the heavy themes and emotional weight make it better suited for readers 14 and up who can process complex social issues.
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An instant New York Times bestseller! "Internment sets itself apart...terrifying, thrilling and urgent." –Entertainment Weekly Rebellions are built on hope. Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. With... An instant New York Times bestseller! "Internment sets itself apart...terrifying, thrilling and urgent." –Entertainment Weekly Rebellions are built on hope. Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the camp's Director and his guards. Heart-racing and emotional, Internment challenges readers to fight complicit silence that exists in our society today.
Shelved under
- Young Adult Fiction
- Young Adult
- Science Fiction
- Dystopian
- Fantasy
- Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction
- Children's fiction
- Prejudices, fiction
- Muslims, fiction
- Concentration camps, fiction
- nyt:young-adult-hardcover=2019-04-07
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ISBN 9780316522663 · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers