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Ritchie, L. J. 1987-

Monsters of virtue / L.J. Ritchie. - Wellington, New Zealand : Escalator Press, 2018. - 345 pages; 22 cm.

Novel for young adults.

"Eugenics: noun. The science of improving a population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. New Zealand, 1932. The height of the Great Depression. In the wilds of the Ōtaki River Gorge, the newly-formed Eugenics Department gathers the best and brightest in an attempt to create perfection.… But what makes a perfect person? Fifteen-year-old Eve knows she’s not one – but with her sister’s life on the line, she’d better convince her new classmates that she could be. Together with uneasy allies Orion and Nyx, she’ll pry into the dark heart of this fledgling utopia. Will the future that awaits them there be one worth fighting for?"--Back cover.

ISBN: 9780473449506 0473449501

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Eugenics--Fiction.
Teenagers--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand--Fiction

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Young adult fiction, New Zealand.
Dystopian fiction.
Historical fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: NZ823.3