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Description
Every student at Saskatoon Collegiate knew that all the most important aspects of school life were controlled by a secret club called Shadow Council.
Each fall, Shadow held a traditional lottery during which a single student's name was drawn. The rest of the student body called the student the lottery winner. But Shadow Council knew better; to them, the winner was the lottery victim. Whatever the label, the fated student became the Council's gofer, delivering messages of doom to selected targets. In response, the student body shunned the lottery winner for the entire year. This year's victim was fifteen-year-old Sally Hanson.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age:
- 12 to 18
- Grade:
- 8 to 12
- Reading age:
- 12 to 18
Awards
- , Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards - Snow Willow
- , Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award (MYRCA)
- Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award nominee
- , Forest of Reading White Pine Award
- Runner-up, White Pine nominee
- Short-listed, SYRCA Snow Willow nominee
- Commended, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Quick Picks
- Commended, White Ravens List
- Long-listed, YALSA Quick Picks
- Commended, Stiftung Internationale Jugendbibliothek The White Ravens
- Short-listed, Canadian Library Association (CLA) Young Adult Book Award
- Commended, KLIATT Magazine Editors' choice: best of the year's hardcover YA fiction
- Short-listed, CLA Young Adult Book Award nominee
- Commended, CCBC Our Choice starred selection
- Long-listed, ALA Best Books for Young Adults
- Commended, KLIATT Editors' Hardcover YA Fiction Choice
- Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Our Choice, starred selection
- Commended, American Library Association (ALA) Best Books for Young Adults
Editorial Reviews
"One of this year's 'must' purchases...Highly recommended."
— CM Magazine
"A gripping and powerful narrative."
— KLIATT
