![]() or banishment.įor lovers of language and protectors of words everywhere, this collection combines Patricia Forde's award-winning novel The List with its equally thrilling sequel The Last Word. When Letta meets a mysterious boy who somehow knows all the words that have been banned, she's faced with a dangerous choice: sit idly by and watch language slowly slip away or follow a stranger on a path to freedom. One day her master disappears and the leaders of Ark tell Letta she is the new Wordsmith and must shorten List to fewer and fewer words. Words like freedom, music, and even pineapple tell her about a world she's never known. Her first novel, the Wordsmith, was published last year and has been. There, everyone must speak List, a language made up of only 500 words. After the Melting destroys most of the world, those who live in Ark live a more simplified lifestyle. Everyone, that is, except Letta.Īs apprentice to the Wordsmith, Letta can read all the words that have ever existed. Trish Forde has published 16 childrens books, two plays and a number of TV series. The List is a dystopian novel that follows 12-year-old Letta the Wordsmith of Ark. To make sure humans avoid the mistakes of their past and are able to survive, everyone in Ark must speak List, a language of only 500 words. ![]() The city of Ark is the last safe place on Earth. ![]()
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