A Monster Calls

Black Queen

The True Meaning of Smekday

Overground Railroad

A Medal for Leroy

A Night Divided

Loyalty

The Sleeping Sword

Chaos Walking

We were in the square, in the square where I'd run, holding her, carrying her, telling her to stay alive, stay alive till we got safe, till we got to Haven so I could save her - But there weren't no safety, no safety at all, there was just him and his men...

Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And where is Viola? Is she even still alive? And who are the mysterious Answer? And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode...

"The Ask and the Answer" is a tense, shocking and deeply moving novel of resistance under the most extreme pressure. This is the second title in the "Chaos Walking" trilogy.

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Black Queen

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The True Meaning of Smekday

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Overground Railroad

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A Medal for Leroy

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A Night Divided

Jennifer A. Nielsen, 2015

Loyalty

Avi, 2022

The Sleeping Sword

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