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Description edit
Nina Oberon's life is pretty normal: she hangs out with her best friend, Sandy, and their crew, goes to school, plays with her little sister, Dee. But Nina is 15. And like all girls she'll receive a Governing Council ordered tattoo on her 16th birthday. XVI. Those three letters will be branded... read more
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Characters edit
- Nina: Main character. She is almost sixteen, the age she dreads.
- Sandy: Nina's best friend. She is also almost sixteen and has a very 'sex-teen' profile.
- Dee: Nina's half sibling. She is twelve years old.
- Wei: Nina's new friend in Chicago. Wei is sixteen with an extra tattoo around XVI.
- Mike: Another friend of Nina's. He has a crush on Sandy.
- Derek: He is a friend of Nina's with a crush on her too.
- Sal: Mysterious boy who is about Nina's age. He later becomes very involved in Nina's life.
- Ginnie: She is Nina's mom, who later dies.
- Ed: Ginnie's boyfriend. He is Dee's father and is already married to someone else.
- Gran: Add a description of this character.
- Alan Oberon
- Rita
- Mrs. Jenkins
- Robin
- Joan
- Rosie
- Riley
- Crupp
- Maddie
- Harriet
- John
- Clark
- Jelneck
- Wells
- Lincoln
- Mr. Haldewick
Organizations edit
- FeLS: A government Sex Trafficking organization
- The G.C.: Add a description of this organization.
First Sentence edit
Nina, look.
Table of Contents edit
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V
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VII
VIII
IX
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XIII
XIV
XV
XVI
XVII
XVIII
XIX
XX
XXI
XXII
XXIII
XXIV
XXV
XXVI
XXVII
XXVIII
XXIX
XXX
XXXI
XXXII
XXXIII
XXXIV
XXXV
XXXVI
XXXVII
XXXVIII
XXXIX
XL
XLI
XLII
XLIII
XLIV
Glossary edit
- Trannie: A nickname for transit, it's what people use in the future like today's modern cars.
- FAV: A Family Audio/Visual. A sort of TV/Entertainment device.
- FeLS: Female Liaison Specialists
- B.O.S.S.: Bureau of Safety and Security
- NonCon: A person who goes aganist the government.
- Verts: Advertisments
- Skivs: A word used by teens in place of vulgarities.
Themes & Symbolism edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Julia Karr (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Speak
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 6, 2011
ISBN: 0142417718
Page Count: 272
Publisher: Speak
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 6, 2011
ISBN: 0142417718
Page Count: 272
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: FIC KAR
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