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Character Profile
Thalli – Thalli is seventeen and the Musician of Pod C. Her job is to help her pod mates be more productive, because productivity is key. Thalli knows she is different, an Anomaly, because, unlike all the others in her Pod, Thalli feels things, she questions things, she wants to know more than just the facts they are taught on their learning pads. She has spent all of her life trying to hide these errant desires and thoughts. The only person who seems to truly accept her for who she is, is Berk. But he was designed to be a Scientist, to take over when The Ten leave. He is not an anomaly. He is exceptional. And he is taken away from Pod C when they are twelve – moved into the Scientists’ headquarters. Thalli is left alone, surrounded by friends who are good, but who are normal, who do what they are told and never question any of it. She longs to have her questions answered, but she fears that will never happen.
Title: Anomaly
Author: Krista McGeePages: 312Age Group: Young AdultGenre: Science Fiction/Christian FictionPublisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 978-1401688721
Publication Date: July 7th 2013
Available Formats: Paperback, E-Book
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Synopsis:
Thalli has fifteen minutes and twenty-three seconds left to live. The toxic gas that will complete her annihilation is invading her bloodstream. But she is not afraid.
Thalli is different than others in The State. She feels things. She asks questions. And in the State, this is not tolerated. The Ten scientists who survived the nuclear war that destroyed the world above believe that emotion was at the core of what went wrong—and they have genetically removed it from the citizens they have since created. Thalli has kept her malformation secret from those who have monitored her for most of her life, but when she receives an ancient piece of music to record as her community’s assigned musician, she can no longer keep her emotions secreted away.
Seen as a threat to the harmony of her Pod, Thalli is taken to the Scientists for immediate annihilation. But before that can happen, Berk—her former Pod mate who is being groomed as a Scientist—steps in and persuades the Scientists to keep Thalli alive as a test subject.
The more time she spends in the Scientist’s Pod, the clearer it becomes that things are not as simple as she was programmed to believe. She hears stories of a Designer—stories that fill her mind with more questions: Who can she trust? What is this emotion called love? And what if she isn’t just an anomaly, but part of a greater design?
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The Author
Krista McGee’s passion to see teens excited about serving God is a driving force behind her novels. Ever since college when she spent a summer working at a youth camp, McGee knew she wanted to invest in teenagers. Since then she’s been involved in a variety of youth ministries and currently teaches at a Christian school in Tampa, FL.
McGee broke into the writing world during her time in Spain. A friend encouraged her to submit an article to a Christian girls’ magazine, and it got published. Once her family moved back to Tampa, she got the idea for her first novel, First Date, a modern take of the story of Esther. Her subsequent books, Starring Me and Right Where I Belong, are based on Rebekah and Ruth.
When Krista McGee isn’t living in fictional worlds of her own creation, she spends her days as a wife, mom, teacher and coffee snob.
The concept of this book sounds great and Talli seems like an unique character! The concept of science and music and emotion woven together sounds great!
ReplyDeleteThis one sounds good, I hadn't heard of it yet!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds interesting, and I like meeting Talli. Now I am curious about the world, and music!
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