The Declaration by Gemma Malley
This book will be published in October 2007.
It’s 2140 and some radical changes have been made all around the world. People are actually trying to conserve energy and recycle, there are no more petty crimes such as burglary, the population is bigger than ever, and most importantly people can now live forever; but at what price? Every one who decided to take this new longevity drug must sign a declaration saying that they will not have kids. People are no longer interested in new ideas or change, unless it has to do with improving this new drug. This is the case with most people, but some have decided to resist this new system, even with the knowledge that they might die in jail. The children who have been born by parents who broke the law are sent to places similar to orphanages, where they are taught to hate their parents for having them and to hate themselves for taking up the precious resources that legal people need to live on. One of these children, Anna, thinks and does as she should until she meets a boy named Peter who tells her of the outside and of her parents. She must decide whether live the life she knows or go along with Peter and admit to herself that the authorities are wrong and that every thing she has learned is a lie.
This book was very exciting and hard to put down. When I first started reading it, I thought living forever wouldn’t be that bad, but by the end I was fully convinced that I would join the rebellion. I could not live in a world without kids and I would most likely run out of things to enjoy after living over 100. This book would make a great book discussion book due to the conflict and excitement it contains.
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