The Country of Ice Cream Star

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Call Number: Adult Book / Fiction / Dystopian / Newman, Sandra
On Shelf At: Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

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"Originally published in Great Britain in 2014 by Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Random House UK."--Title page verso.
In the aftermath of a devastating plague, a fearless young heroine embarks on a dangerous and surprising journey to save her world in this dystopian thriller, told in bold and fierce language. In the ruins of a future America, fifteen-year-old Ice Cream Star and her nomadic tribe live off of the detritus of a crumbled civilization. Theirs is a world of children; before reaching the age of twenty, they all die of a mysterious disease they call Posies-- a plague that has killed for generations. There is no medicine, no treatment; only the mysterious rumor of a cure. When her brother begins showing signs of the disease, Ice Cream Star sets off on a bold journey to find this cure. Led by a stranger, a captured prisoner named Pasha who becomes her devoted protector and friend, Ice Cream Star plunges into the unknown, risking her freedom and ultimately her life. Traveling hundreds of miles across treacherous, unfamiliar territory, she will experience love, heartbreak, cruelty, terror, and betrayal, fighting with her whole heart and soul to protect the only world she has ever known.

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Not an Easy Read, But Worth the time submitted by Judeyblu on July 18, 2015, 1:49pm A very good story, written in a cobbled-together dialect.
Don't give up on the wording: it's beautiful.
Just let yourself sink into the flow.