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Kiandra Watanaboneset is thrust into a position of responsibility when she, her brothers Enu and Edwy, and a handful of young companions are captured by the planet’s Enforcers. Transported to a punitive facility on the alien world of Zacadi, Kiandra must rally her companions and lead them through the brutal conditions of a high‑security prison. Amid the struggle, siblings must rely on one another’s strengths while confronting an unknown environment and the odds stacked against them.
The story blends science‑fiction themes of life on other planets and extraterrestrial social structures with adventure elements, spotlighting the bonds of family and courage in the face of oppression.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Margaret Peterson Haddix
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