thelimit

__ The Limit __ by Kristen Landon ISBN: 978-0-545-38771-2 ©2010 291 pages

pp. 23-24 where Matt’s mom goes over ‘the limit’ while in the store pp. 39-40 where Matt gets taken away to go to the workhouse
 * Good sections to read aloud: **

Our main character, 13 year old Matt, lives in a society where families are given limits. If you go over that limit, the government takes one of your children to a workhouse where they are supposedly working down their family debt and can return home once it is paid off. When Matt is taken away because his family goes over the limit, he is shocked at how nice the workhouse is. Although the living conditions are somewhat pleasant, the rules are not…and the individuals who run them have a lot of secrets… which Matt intends to break into. Follow him and the other ‘top floors’ for an adventurous ride!
 * Summary: **

YA fiction-- science fiction; survival; brothers/sisters

©Jennifer Lang – WDMS - 2012