num_pages: 224
description: Sally Hanson's school is being secretly ruled by Shadow Council; a powerful and brutal group of students. Every autumn Shadow Council holds 'The Lottery', a dreaded ritual which picks a pupil to be the 'victim' - a person who is ignored by the entire school and forced to become Shadow Council's slave.Sally is this year's victim - and she faces the worst year of her life. Humiliated and isolated, her friends desert her and teachers turn a blind eye. But when Shadow Council's demands become increasingly sinister, Sally begins to suspect that maybe more than bad luck is against her . . .A dark and powerful psychological thriller from an extraordinary writer.
language: English
title: The Lottery
titlecomplete: The Lottery
genres: Classics, Young Adult Contemporary, Teen, Dystopia, Young Adult, School, Fiction, Canadian Literature, Science Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 695
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Waterstones Children's Book Prize
publisher: Faber Childrens