Renegade (eBook)

A teen's life in an underwater utopia unravels after the arrival of a boy from the surface in this haunting debut dystopian YA novel.

"Grim, vicious, riveting. Renegade is a haunting, unforgettable debut." ¿Ann Aguirre, national bestselling author of Enclave

Sixteen-year-old Evelyn Winters has trained since the age of three to be Daughter of the People in the underwater utopia known as Elysium. Selected from hundreds of children for her ideal genes, she's believed all her life that everything is perfect. Her world. Her people. The Law.

But when Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller, accidentally stumbles into Elysium's secluded little world, Evelyn comes to a startling realization: Everything she knows is a lie.

Her memories have been altered.

Her mind and body aren't under her own control.

And the person she knows as Mother is a monster.

Together with Gavin she plans her escape, only to learn that her own mind is a ticking time bomb . . . and Mother has one last secret that will destroy them all.

"A dark and exciting YA novel about how striving for perfection leads to murder and manipulation." - School Library Journal

"Souders' exciting, suspenseful, and action-packed debut novel will be a welcome addition to any library's dystopia collection. Hand this to fans of Suzanne Collins, Veronica Roth, and Scott Westerfeld." - Booklist