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Overview'A gripping, human story set against the backdrop of a chillingly plausible future here.' - Sean Williams 'A stirring and century-spanning adventure story that vividly shows how the future is created by our mistakes, our triumphs, and our love.' - Scott Westerfeld Sixteen-year-old Tegan is just like every other girl living in 2027 - she's happiest when playing the guitar, she's falling in love for the first time, and she's joining her friends to protest the wrongs of the world: environmental collapse, social discrimination, and political injustice. But on what should have been the best day of Tegan's life, she dies - and wakes up a hundred years in the future, locked in a government facility with no idea what happened. Tegan is the first person to be cryonically frozen and successfully revived, which makes her an instant celebrity - though all she wants is to rebuild some semblance of a normal life . including spending as much time as possible with musically gifted Abdi, even if he does seem to hate the sight of her. But the future isn't all she hoped it would be, and when appalling secrets come to light, Tegan must make a choice: Does she keep her head down and survive, or fight for a better future? Award-winning author Karen Healey has created a gripping tale of an inspiring heroine living in a not-so-distant future that could easily be our own. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Karen HealeyPublisher: Allen & Unwin Imprint: A&U Children Weight: 0.342kg ISBN: 9781742378084ISBN 10: 1742378080 Pages: 300 Publication Date: 29 January 2013 Recommended Age: From 14 to 18 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'A gripping, human story set against the backdrop of a chillingly plausible future here.' - Sean Williams. 'A stirring and century-spanning adventure story that vividly shows how the future is created by our mistakes, our triumphs, and our love.' - Scott Westerfeld Amelia writes: I have been a big fan of New Zealander Karen Healey since her first release Guardian of the Dead in 2010. She has a talent for breathing new life into tired, overdone genres that I have virtually given up on. In When We Wake, Healey throws out all the dystopian tropes that readers have come to dread and instead creates a fresh, sharp and worryingly familiar future for Australia. Opening in Melbourne in the year 2027, we follow 16 year old Tegan Oglietti, environmental activist, Beatles obsessive and madly in love as she heads off to a government protest in the city. When things get out of hand and she is shot, Tegan wakes up in a government facility 100 years in the future - the first cryonically frozen human to be successfully revived. Thrust into a world of spiralling climate change, legislated xenophobia, and layer upon layer of conspiracy Tegan has to cope with the sudden loss of family and friends while also battling a severe case of culture shock. Feisty, determined and quick to adjust Tegan leads a brilliant cast of characters living in a chillingly plausible future that will leave you questioning who we are as a country and more importantly - where we're heading. Author InformationKaren Healey is the author of the critically acclaimed Guardian of the Dead and The Shattering. She likes sundresses, researching world-ending apocalyptic scenarios, and books about lady spies. She doesn't like library fines. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |