Rootless
of Chris Howard (Goodreads Author)
Series: Rootless #1
Description
17-year-old Banyan is a tree builder. Using scrap metal and salvaged junk, he creates forests for rich patrons who seek a reprieve from the desolate landscape. Although Banyan's never seen a real treeâthey were destroyed more than a century agoâhis father used to tell him stories about the Old World. But that was before his father was taken . . .Everything changes when Banyan meets a woman with a strange tattooâa clue to the whereabouts of the last living trees on earth, and he sets off across a wasteland from which few return. Those who make it past the pirates and poachers can't escape the locustsâthe locusts that now feed on human flesh.But Banyan isn't the only one looking for the trees, and he's running out of time. Unsure of whom to trust, he's forced to make an uneasy alliance with Alpha, an alluring, dangerous pirate with an agenda of her own. As they race towards a promised land that might only be a myth, Banyan makes shocking discoveries about his family, his past, and how far people will go to bring back the trees.In this dazzling debut, Howard presents a disturbing world with uncanny similarities to our own. Like the forests Banyan seeks to rebuild, this visionary novel is both beautiful and hauntingâfull of images that will take permanent root in your mind . . . and forever change the way you think about nature.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 336 pages
- Publisher Scholastic Inc.
- Publication Date November 1st 2012
- First Publication 01/01/12
- Language English
- ISBN 9780545387897
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
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