num_pages: 80
description: I was born on Earth not Kurra. I'm not humaneven though I try to be. My people the Imria think I'm a little unusual because of that. They call me an Earthsider: as if I've crossed a line chosen a side. Gone native. Before she met her girlfriend Reese before she knew the role she would play in the fate of two worlds Amber was a fifteen-year-old Imrian torn between two identities. Imrian by blood Amber was forced to hide her true self to pass as human during the time she spent on earth. And even when she returns to Kurra her human experiences including first love and heartache still separate her from her fellow Imrians. But when Amber undergoes kibila a traditional Imrian coming-of-age ceremony during which Amber will choose her name and identity for the next fifteen years she will be forced to either accept her role in both worlds or forge her own path.Malinda Lo's digital exclusive novella companion to Adaptation and Inheritance takes readers on a journey through Amber's past giving fans a glimpse into her life on Kurra and a deeper understanding of one of Adaptation's most compelling characters.
language: None
title: Natural Selection
publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers