The Endless City
Pablo C. Reyna
Age: 12+
28K words, 160 pages approx.
Mystery, Humour, Adventure, Growing up
Rights sold: Spanish (Europe)
English sample available
ISBN: 9788491226390
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Pablo C. Reyna
“The City has become uninhabitable. The streets are a breeding ground for garbage, crime, vice… and we cannot allow children to live exposed to such things. It is our duty to protect them! For this reason, the expulsion of all children from the City has been voted on.”
—The Big News, 17 Crunchy®-February 2092
Enzo lives in Bubble 92, an isolated building far from the City, where children wait until they turn twelve to move in and become full-fledged citizens. He only has one week left, but an anony- mous letter warns that he must not be allowed to leave. Who is writing, and why don't they want him to go to the City? Could it be his mysterious family, who have never contacted him?
To find out, he ignores the prohibition and embarks on a journey to the big city, but he soon discovers that the mission will be much more difficult than expected. Luckily, he'll have the help of Timely, a dog who follows him everywhere, and Berta, an unpre- dictable girl who lives hidden among the adults.
Dischildrening machines, phone bans, and underground neigh- borhoods are just some of the secrets of the City. Will Enzo be able to find the answers to all his questions?
A gripping story about being a child in a dystopic world only for adults.
Includes topics for classroom discussion: children's rights, protection from abuse, technological challenges, fake news...
Short chapters with cliffhangers to keep the reader entertained.