Believing that the arts and language were among the vices that led to the current situating, Noa eliminated music, dance and art from society, and he limits the amount of words, making them utilitarian in use only.Īs apprentice to the Wordsmith, 12-year-old Letta is one of the lucky few who is able to speak more than List. After the Melting, Noa and his followers return to a more simplified lifestyle. Noa was one of the few who foretold of the destructive force, and he was prepared when the Melting came. People used to have thousands of words, but then the Melting came. Welcome to Ark where everyone must speak List, a language made up of only 500 words. Imagine a world where when you speak, you only have a few hundred words to choose from.
THE LIST, by Patricia Forde, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, August 1, 2017, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 10-14)
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