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In a future where children live behind a wall to stay safe from life‑threatening animals outside, 12‑year‑old twins Mika and Ellie are told they are protected. When one twin vanishes and the other is pulled into a sinister escape game, the siblings begin to question the reality of their concrete, safe city. Determined to reunite and unveil the truth, they embark on a perilous journey that reveals how much their world is built on lies and what it truly means to survive.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Emma Clayton
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