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The Loop

By Ben Oliver   

Scholastic Inc. | ISBN 9781338589313 Paperback
384 Pages | 5.509" x 8.213" | Ages 14 & Up

Scholastic Inc. | ISBN 9781338589306 Hardcover
368 Pages | 5.844" x 8.579" | Ages 14 & Up

Scholastic Inc. | ISBN 9781338589320 Ebook
368 Pages | Ages 14 & Up

Life inside The Loop—the futuristic death row for teens under eighteen—is one long repetitive purgatory.

But when news of the encroaching chaos in the outside world reaches the inmates and disorder begins to strike, the prison becomes the least of their worries. Perfect for fans of The Fifth Wave and The Maze Runner.

It's Luka Kane's sixteenth birthday and he's been inside The Loop for over two years. Every inmate is serving a death sentence with the option to push back their execution date by six months if they opt into "Delays", scientific and medical experiments for the benefit of the elite in the outside world. But rumors of a war on the outside are spreading amongst the inmates, and before they know it, their tortuous routine becomes disrupted. The government issued rain stops falling. Strange things are happening to the guards. And it's not long until the inmates are left alone inside the prison. Were the chains that shackled Luka to his cell the only instruments left to keep him safe? In a thrilling shift, he must overcome fellow prisoners hell-bent on killing him, the warden losing her mind, the rabid rats in the train tunnels, and a population turned into murderous monsters to try and break out of The Loop, save his family, and discover who is responsible for the chaos that has been inflicted upon the world.

Raves & reviews:

Praise for The Loop:"Oliver's debut presents a terrifying futurescape at the heart-stopping intersection of The Matrix and The Maze Runner, kicking off a trilogy sure to prove dystopian sci-fi still has more to offer." — Booklist

"A script-ready story with blockbuster potential." — Kirkus (Starred Review)

"With plenty of appeal for fans of a good dystopian tale, this book won't spend much time on the shelf" — School Library Journal (Starred Review)