Exodus

by Julie Bertagna

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It is 2099 - and the world is gradually drowning, as mighty Arctic ice floes melt, the seas rise, and land disappears forever beneath storm-tossed waves. For 15-year-old Mara, her family and community, huddled on the fast-disappearing island of Wing, the new century brings flight. Packed into tiny boats, a terrifying journey begins to a bizarre city that rises into the sky, built on the drowned remains of the ancient city of Glasgow. But even here there is no safety and, shut out of the city, Mara realizes they are asylum-seekers in a world torn between high-tech wizardry and the most primitive injustice. To save her people, Mara must not only find a way into the city but also search for a new land and a new home...
  • ISBN10 033039908X
  • ISBN13 9780330399081
  • Publish Date 4 February 2011 (first published 23 August 2002)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 4 March 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Pan Macmillan
  • Imprint Macmillan Children's Books
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 352
  • Language English