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The Hunted

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4 out of 5
Based on 244 Ratings and 24 Reviews

Book Description

In a future world where people live to be 150, humans have paid the price for their longer lives-the cost being their fertility. Children have become a commodity: they are bought and sold, won and lost, and worst of all, are hunted by the "kiddernappers" keen to make a quick buck on a big sale.

When Deet wins Tarrin in a card game he rents him out to childless couples. They pay for Tarri... More

Book Information
PublisherMacMillan UK
BindingPaperback (3 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages288
ISBN-100330431900
ISBN-13978-0330431903
Publication Date01/01/2005
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About Alex Shearer (Author) : Alex Shearer is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Alex Shearer include The Invisible Man's Socks, Great Switcheroonie (Hodder Literature), ... more
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