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Author: Lauren Oliver Publication: March 5, 2013 By: HarperTeen 4 Stars Love this cover! Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has been transformed. The nascent rebellion that was under way in Pandemonium has ignited into an all-out revolution in Requiem, and Lena is at the center of the fight. After rescuing Julian from a death sentence, Lena and her friends fled to the Wilds. But the Wilds are no longer a safe haven—pockets of rebellion have opened throughout the country, and the government cannot deny the existence of Invalids. Regulators now infiltrate the borderlands to stamp out the rebels, and as Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous terrain, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland as the fiancée of the young mayor. Requiem is told from both Lena’s and Hana’s points of view. The two girls live side by side in a world that divides them until, at last, their stories converge. Thank you YABC and HarperTeen for this ARC. Requie...

Author: Lauren Oliver Publication: February 28, 2012 By: HarperTeen 5 Stars!   The old Lena is gone. The new Lena, the one born in the Wilds knows grief, pain, and the struggle to merely survive.  This new Lena is stronger and has joined the resistance' fight to live in a world where love is not considered a disease.  Outwardly, she fights alongside others while inwardly, she wages her own battle to keep from drowning in her grief for Alex.  He's everywhere and she doubts she'll ever truly live again. As the work of the resistance intensifies, so does Lena's role. When she finds herself at the center of a full-blown rebellion, she'll discover not everyone is who they claim to be.  Just like the fake marks of the cured that most members bare, she'll have to decide who she can trust.  Then there's her heart.  Could she really be falling in love again?  What about Alex?  Isn't she betraying him and the love they shared?...