* Review coverage in major newspapers such as the Herald Sun, West Australian, Sunday Star Times and NZ Herald * Review coverage in publications such as Junior Bookseller & Publisher, Reading Time and NZ Listener * Review coverage in teen magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Dolly and Girlfriend NZ * Giveaways and author interviews on select websites and blogs such as Kids Book Review and Booksellers NZ * Interviews and reviews on YA blogs such as Alpha Reader, Bookish Manicurist and Speculating on Spec Fic * Reading copies available to the trade * Advertisements in Australian and New Zealand YA / education publications such as Magpies and the NZ Education Gazette * Significant budget for Australian and NZ bookseller catalogues * Glossy A2 posters available to Australian and NZ booksellers, teachers and librarians * Dedicated social media campaign including competitions to win * Promotions through Text's education newsletter, including the chance to win copies * Comprehensive Australian Curriculum teaching notes available for download from www.textpublishing.com.au/education

'If you loved Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games series and John Marsden's Tomorrow series, chances are you'll love this.' Girlfriend NZ on The Bridge 'A powerful dystopian adventure about questioning authority, the complexities of war and enduring bonds.' Age on The Bridge 'A brilliant novel with echoes of John Wyndham's The Chrysalids, its young protagonists show heart in a world of despair.' West Australian on The Bridge

Jane Higgins lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. She is a social researcher at Lincoln University, specialising in projects with teenagers. She has worked on many human rights campaigns and is interested in astronomy, mathematics and classic science fiction. She won the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing for her first novel, The Bridge.