The Darkest Path |
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| Author:
| Hirsch, Jeff |
| ISBN: | 978-0-545-51223-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Scholastic, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Scholastic Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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USA Today bestselling author Jeff Hirsch once again creates a futuristic world with stunning, dramatic realism. For the last several years, a civil war has raged between the Glorious Path - a militant religion based on the teachings of a former US soldier - and what's left of the US government. The Glorious Path seeks complete control of the country, and those they capture are given the Choice: convert or be killed.
Fifteen-year-old Cal and his younger brother...
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USA Today bestselling author Jeff Hirsch once again creates a futuristic world with stunning, dramatic realism. For the last several years, a civil war has raged between the Glorious Path - a militant religion based on the teachings of a former US soldier - and what's left of the US government. The Glorious Path seeks complete control of the country, and those they capture are given the Choice: convert or be killed.
Fifteen-year-old Cal and his younger brother were captured and forced to convert five years ago. Cal gets along until he befriends a stray dog named Bear, and then kills a commander who wants to train Bear to be a brutal attack dog. Thissends Cal and Bear on the run and sets in motion a series of events that will test Cal's loyalties and beliefs, ending in a brutal battle that the fate of the entire country rests on.