Breathe

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2, 2012

In a world where air is restricted, three teenagers find out exactly what they will do for the freedom to breathe. A thought-provoking and thrilling dystopian novel full of danger and longing, for fans of Ally Condie.

Alina is a member of the resistance. She steals cuttings from the government conservatories to help replant the now-barren world and trains in deserted alleyways where the air is free. Quinn is a Premium. He's never had to worry about how much it costs to have oxygen flowing into his home. And Bea is his best friend-though she wants to be more-an Auxiliary who thinks of nothing but how much it costs her family to breathe. Ever since the Switch, when the oxygen levels plummeted and most of humanity died, the survivors have been protected in glass domes full of manufactured air. Protected . . . or trapped? Or controlled? When Alina crosses paths with Quinn and Bea, they will not only leave the dome. They will leave everything they know. And they'll do it with only two days'worth of oxygen in their air tanks. Sarah Crossan's unforgettable novel is about passion, about yearning for something better, and about breaking free for the very first time.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“An amazing story! Sit down. Inhale. Now, while you still can.” (Kathleen Duey, author of National Book Award finalist Skin Hunger )

About the Author

Sarah Crossan first had the idea for Breathe when traveling in Washington State. Seeing the logging, she thought, "Don't people understand that we need trees to breathe?" And so began a book about how awful life would be if access to one of our most basic needs—air—were restricted.
Before becoming a full-time writer, Sarah Crossan taught high school English and creative writing. She lives in New Jersey.

My Review:

When I started reading this book I wasn't to sure about it. This book is almost 400 pages and recently I have not had a lot of luck with long books.  It has gotten so bad that I have kind of been shying away from books that are over 277 pages.  I'm also not a big fan of changing POV's and this one did it through the entire book.  But this author does it in such a way that it isnt confusing in the least. This book really surprised me! It was an amazing book with a wonderful cliff hanger!  I cant wait for the next one!

5 Stars

More About the Author

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Biography

Sarah Crossan is Irish. She graduated with a degree in Philosophy and Literature before training as an English and Drama teacher at Cambridge University and worked to promote creative writing in schools before leaving teaching to write full time.

She completed her Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Warwick in 2003 and in 2010 received an Edward Albee Fellowship for writing.

The Weight of Water, published by Bloomsbury in January 2012, is her first novel.

Breathe will be published by Greenwillow and Bloomsbury in October 2012.

Posted in: 5 Stars, Sarah Crossan, Young Adult