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Frey has lived her entire life pretending to be her twin sister Rafi, fulfilling a role she never chose. After the world’s perception of her flips, Frey is left alone in the technologically regulated city of Paz, where citizens control emotions through arm interface devices. With a rebellion gaining momentum and a catastrophic attack looming, she must break from her shadowed existence and step into open conflict. In doing so, Frey seeks her missing twin and aims to bring her murderous father to justice. The story follows a young girl’s journey to claim her true identity while navigating the dangers of her divided world.
First publish date: 2019
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Scott Westerfeld
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