num_pages: 214
description: Will Parker lives in an enslaved world. Long ago, the Tripods - huge, three-legged machines - descended upon Earth and took control. People no longer understand automation nor machines, and unquestionably accept the Tripods' power.But for a time in each person's life---in childhood, before the "Capping" ceremony that stops him from questioning---he is not a slave. And Will has not yet been Capped. He still has time to escape.
language: English
title: The White Mountains
titlecomplete: The White Mountains
characters: Will, Henry, Beanpole
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Childrens, Aliens, Dystopia, Young Adult, Post Apocalyptic, Middle Grade, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 13365
series: The Tripods
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: George C. Stone Center for Children's Books Recognition of Merit Award
publisher: Collier Books / Macmillan Publishing