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The Scourge

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
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A brand new fantasy adventure from New York Times best-selling author Jennifer A. Nielsen!

As a lethal plague sweeps through the land, Ani Mells is shocked when she is unexpectedly captured by the governor's wardens and forced to submit to a test for the deadly Scourge. She is even more surprised when the test results come back positive, and she is sent to Attic Island, a former prison turned refuge - and quarantine colony - for the ill. The Scourge's victims, Ani now among them, can expect only to live out short, painful lives there.

However, Ani quickly discovers that she doesn't know the whole truth about the Scourge or the Colony. She's been caught in a devious plot, and, with the help of her best friend, Weevil, Ani means to uncover just what is actually going on. But will she and Weevil survive long enough to do so?

The Scourge is an explosively thrilling tale of adventure and intrigue, courage and heart, from New York Times best-selling author Jennifer A. Nielsen.

©2016 Jennifer A. Nielsen (P)2016 Scholastic Inc. Action & Adventure Fantasy Fantasy & Magic Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Survival Heartfelt
Engaging Plot Twists • Strong Female Protagonist • Perfect Voice • Perfect Action Balance • Breathtaking Story
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It was the best book I have heard in years and everyone loved it in the family especially the kids who are years apart 11-18 I would definitely recommend this book

Great book

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I loved this book so much!! The narrator wasn't my favorite but was better than some I've heard before.

The Scourge

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It was so great.

I loved this book so much and you should read it to

Loved it

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I completely enjoyed listening to this story It was a good change from my usual audiobooks and the narrator was great as usual. The scourge was to me like many of the modern medicine and opiates that are given to people suffering from some pain or illness and all it really does is numb or mask the problem while leaving behind a worse feeling when it wears off. What a great story to listen to that just flew right by. I finished it all in one sitting:)!

A lovely story:)

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Jennifer s Nielsen 's books are the best text in literature you could ever read any book that she has written is definitely worth your time I love this book so much the plot twists are breathtaking.

Phenomenal breathtaking story

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I didn't want to stop listening--this was well-written and excellent just like the Ascendance trilogy!

Intriguing and Action-packed

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This is a great book! It is full of mystery and bravery and love. I love it!

The Scourge

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I'm not going to lie, sometimes I get frustrated with books because they are too predictable or take too long to get into the meat of the story. This book didn't do that. It jumped right in and had enough turns to keep me guessing. I did eventually figure out what was going on before the big reveal, so to speak...but even then, there were details that weren't obvious and I loved that.

The voice of the narrator was perfect. I was worried about that at first because she sounded too "sweet", but she does a perfect job of bringing this book to life.

As an adult, it was fun to read, but I'd love to recommend it for 8th-12th graders. It doesn't have any explicit content, but gives the reader some deep societal things to consider.

Great book!

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This was an “eh” book. The narrator probably was the worst part. Too much… what would you call it… melodramaticness? I called most of the stuff that was gonna happen in the story, and to be honest, it was a chore trying to listen to this book. I think it was mostly because of the narrator, so I won’t be that rude towards the writing. Maybe it was good? I couldn’t tell.

Eh.

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My absolute favorite book!!
I love this book so much it was so fun to listen to it had the perfect amount of action, not too much, not to Little.

Amazing

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