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      The Knife of Never Letting Go

      by Patrick Ness
      Published
      Sep 2008
      Main Genre
      Dystopian Dystopian
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      496
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      Series
      Chaos Walking Book 1

      About This Book

      Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him -- something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd's gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he truly is.

      Series Placement

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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Action Adventure Dystopian Science Fiction

      Themes

      Movie/TV Adaptations Post-Apocalyptic

      Characters & Occupations

      Aliens

      Age Level

      Young Adult / Teens

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