num_pages: 465
description: Sixteen-year-old Ren is a daredevil mobile racer who will risk everything to survive in the Ward what remains of a water-logged Manhattan. To save her sister who is suffering from a deadly illness thought to be caused by years of pollution Ren accepts a secret mission from the government: to search for a freshwater source in the Ward with the hope of it leading to a cure.However she never expects that her search will lead to dangerous encounters with a passionate young scientist; a web of deceit and lies; and an earth-shattering mystery thats lurking deep beneath the waters rippling surface.Jordana Frankels ambitious debut novel and the first in a two-book series The Ward is arresting cinematic and thrillingperfect for fans of Scott Westerfeld or Ann Aguirre.
language: None
title: The Ward
publisher: Katherine Tegen Books