Copyright Date:
2023
Edition Date:
2023
Release Date:
03/07/23
ISBN:
1-7730-6891-1
ISBN 13:
978-1-7730-6891-6
Dewey:
Fic
Language:
English
Reviews:
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Identical twins Ash and Aiden live in a near-future Australia where climate change has brought on severe weather and the decimation of countless organisms. The siblings are highly privileged and want for nothing, while many are starving or living in poverty. Their horizons start to expand when they attend school, though. Then, following a freak accident wherein Aiden, the protector, saves Ash's life, his personality inexplicably starts to change. As Aiden begins to question what he has always taken for granted, their roles reverse. This timely story featuring artificial intelligence depicts a society that depends heavily on technology juxtaposed with personal and community farms struggling due to food scarcity and a constant need for security. It is told entirely from Ash's perspective and has a timeless theme of what it means to love and take care of your sibling, all set in this probable future. The strong ecological message is in the background of every scene, illustrating where humanity went wrong, while Ash tries to make sense of this new side of her brother.
Twins Ashleigh and Aiden have always promised to protect each other, but after an accident on a school trip, Aiden starts behaving strangely. Are they just growing apart, or is something more sinister going on? In a future Australia ravaged by climate change, twins Ashleigh and Aiden Delatour have always promised to protect and be there for each other, no matter what. Their privileged upbringing and loving, wealthy parents leave them with little to worry about. But when Aiden is seriously injured during a school trip, the twins' entire world begins to unravel. Back home from the hospital, something about Aiden seems different and Ashleigh's quest to find out why will uncover dark truths about the world they thought they knew, challenge their bond as twins and push how far they are willing to go to keep their promises. Catch Me If I Fall is a thrilling, timely examination of the possible future of our planet, the true meaning of family and our responsibilities to each other. Key Text Features chapters dialogue epilogue explanation prologue Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6 Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3 Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6 Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.