The Scorpion Rules

by Erin Bow

Book Overview

The children of world leaders are held hostage in an attempt to keep the peace in this "slyly humorous, starkly thought-provoking" ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review) novel. Greta is a Duchess and a Crown Princess. She is also a Child of Peace, a hostage held by the de facto ruler of the world, the great Artificial Intelligence, Talis. This is how the game is played: if you want to rule, you must give one of your children as a hostage. Start a war...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481442716
• ISBN13: 9781481442718
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12