The Territory cover

The Territory

by Sarah Govett

Limited Space requires Limited Numbers The year is 2059. Noa Blake is just another normal 15 year old. Except in the Territory normal isn't normal. The richest children can download information and bypass the need to study. In a flooded world of dwindling resources, Noa and the other 'Norms' have their work cut out to compete. And competing is everything - anybody who fails the TAA exam at 15 will be shipped off to the disease-ridden Wetlands, to a life of misery, if not certain death. But how to focus when your heart is being torn in two directions at once? 'Brilliantly plotted, utterly gripping... This is a book you won't be able to put down. I can't wait for part two!' Gemma Malley (The Declaration) 'A page-turner with cinematic qualities... I gasped an involuntary "No!" when I turned the final page; I really want to find out what happens next!' Zoe Tuft (Playing by the Book) 'The Territory had me hooked from page one... The tension was almost too much to bear ... an accomplished and compelling debut.' SB Hayes (Poison Heart and Don't Look Back)

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?