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The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf
The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf
Reviewed by: Nina Sachs - MLIS, Portland, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: December 8, 2014
Review
Yes, another dystopian YA novel: but Kwaymullina, an indigenous Australian, has imbued her novel with a sensibility wholly different from the usual. The "interrogation"? of the title involves a fiendish experimental device that can reveal the victim's memories. Ashala has been captured. If she is subjected to interrogation, she may reveal the existence of her tribe of children with special gifts that the bad guys want destroyed less they upset the delicate balance achieved after an ecological cataclysm. Ashala herself can "sleep walk,"? while others can see possible futures and affect memory. These abilities and the character of Ashala herself give the novel a vibrancy that is missing from so many teen novels written lately. CREAM
Overall Book Score: excellent
About the Book
Author:
Kwaymullina, Ambelin
Publisher: Candlewick
Book Type: Choose Book Type
Genre: fantasy, science fiction
Audience: grades 7-9, grades 10-12
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780763669881
Price: 17.99