{"product_id":"these-stolen-lives-9780702325120b","title":"These Stolen Lives","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLonglisted for the Jhalak Prize 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful dystopian thriller from a stunning new voice in YA, set in a world divided by race where life itself must be paid for if you want to survive...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with suspense and romance, ideal for fans of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNoughts \u0026amp; Crosses, The Hunger Games\u003c\/span\u003e and\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e Shatter Me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSix years ago, seventeen-year-old Mora survived the terrifying Skøl invasion. They stole her land. They took her family. And now not even her life is her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSkøl culture revolves around one motto: Life is Golden. You must pay the government for the right to survive. If you can't, you're cast out at best - at worst, culled. Records of every citizen are held at the hallowed, highly secured Life Registry, which tracks who lives and who dies, who pays and who fails.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColonized survivors like Mora face endless servitude, repaying the 'debt' of their years lived before the invasion. Mora is resigned to her fate, finding glimmers of joy in her tentative friendship with another repayer, the handsome, elusive Kit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then she finds out that twelve-year-old Zako, the closest thing she has to a brother, is to be put to death by the dangerous new Skøl Governor. Finding the courage to fight back, Mora and Kit conspire to smuggle Zako to safety. But their plan draws them into a dark mystery - and to a heart-pounding mission at the Life Registry itself. They must ultimately ask themselves: what are we worth to each other?\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e“A striking, thought-provoking YA dystopia” - \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fabulously detailed world-building” - Patrice Lawrence, author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eOrangeboy \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e Eight Pieces of Silva\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scholastic","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824203665488,"sku":"9780702325120B","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780702325120-l.jpg?v=1785895627","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/fr\/products\/these-stolen-lives-9780702325120b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}