Birthmarked

Birthmarked introduces readers to Gaia Stone, a sixteen-year-old midwife living in a desolate, sun-scorched world outside the technologically advanced Enclave. Her duty is to deliver babies and surrender a portion to the Enclave for 'advancement.' This system is the only life she's known, until her parents, loyal servants of the Enclave, are suddenly arrested. Gaia is forced to confront the harsh realities of her world and the injustices perpetrated by the Enclave. Driven by love and a fierce sense of loyalty, she chooses to infiltrate the dangerous, mysterious society to rescue her family, risking her own life and challenging the very foundations of her beliefs. This young adult novel explores themes of justice, freedom, family bonds, and the courage to question authority in a gripping, suspenseful narrative.

IN THE ENCLAVE, YOUR SCARS SET YOU APART, and the newly born will change the future. In the future, in a world baked dry by the harsh sun, there are those who live inside the walled Enclave and those, like sixteen-year-old Gaia Stone, who live outside. Following in her mother's footsteps Gaia has become a midwife, delivering babies in the world outside the wall and handing a quota over to be "advanced" into the privileged society of the Enclave. Gaia has always believed this is her duty, until the night her mother and father are arrested by the very people they so loyally serve. Now Gaia is forced to question everything she has been taught, but her choice is simple: enter the world of the Enclave to rescue her parents, or die trying. A stunning adventure brought to life by a memorable heroine, this dystopian debut will have readers racing all the way to the dramatic finish.