The world has no air. If you want to survive, you pay to breathe. But
what if you can't? And what if you think everything could be different?
Three teens will leave everything they know behind in Sarah Crossan's
gripping and original dystopian teen novel of danger, longing, and
glimmering hope that will appeal to fans of Patrick Ness and Veronica
Roth.
National Book Award Finalist Kathleen Duey called Breathe "An amazing
story! Sit down. Inhale. Now, while you still can." Ever since the
Switch, when the oxygen levels plummeted and most of humanity died, the
survivors have been protected in glass domes full of manufactured air.
Protected . . . or trapped? Or controlled? Alina's a revolutionary who
believes we can save the environment. Quinn's a Premium who's never had
to worry about having enough air. His best friend, Bea, is an Auxiliary
who's never worried about anything but having enough air. When the three
cross paths, they will change everything. Sarah Crossan's thrilling and
provocative novel is about passion, about yearning for something better,
and about breaking free for the very first time. The Bulletin of the
Center for Children's Books proclaims it an "action-packed dystopian
series opener to watch out for."