Ink / Alice Broadway.
Record details
- ISBN: 1338196995 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781338196993 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 326 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Scholastic, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
General Note: | "First published in the UK by Scholastic Ltd, 2017." |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Dystopias > Fiction. Tattooing > Fiction. Social control > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Fathers and daughters > Fiction. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | YA BROAD A (Text) | 33126020723544 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | YA BROAD A (Text) | 33126020723551 | YA Fiction | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2017 November
Gr 6 UpâWhat if your life's story was tattooed on your body for your whole community to see? In Leora's world, it is. Citizens are "inked" with tattoos to represent everything from their careers and family trees to the great joys and sorrows of their lives. When someone dies, his or her life is determined worthyâor notâby the government assessment of one's ink. If you're worthy, your skin becomes a book, a treasured and honored keepsake held by your family to remember you. If not, your skin is burned, your stories lost forever. The death of Leora's father still hangs heavily over what should be a joyful timeâgraduation, being assigned a prestigious career. As her father's trial comes nearer, Leora learns a terrible secret that might ruin her father's legacy and change her life forever. The promising opening chapters do not quite deliver. Leora believably grieves her father's death while questioning herself and deeply held societal beliefs, but other characters and story lines feel inconsistent. Few characters can accurately "read" inkâthat is, see the story behind the tattooâmaking the premise of a society without secrets somewhat perplexing. Still, an interesting concept combined with action and intrigue will hook teen readers.
Copyright 2017 School Library Journal.VERDICT Purchase where lighter dystopia and realistic science fiction are popular.âKelsey Johnson-Kaiser, St. Paul Public Library