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Shatter Me

by Tahereh Mafi

$8.99 on Amazon

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ISBN0062085506
Tahereh Mafi

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Shatter Me

by Tahereh Mafi

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Shatter Me is a dystopian YA novel following Juliette, a seventeen-year-old with a lethal touch who has been imprisoned by an authoritarian regime called The Reestablishment. The story explores what happens when those in power decide to weaponize her ability, forcing her to choose between compliance and resistance.

Shatter Me centers on seventeen-year-old Juliette, who has been imprisoned by a authoritarian regime known as The Reestablishment after her touch accidentally killed someone. Set in a near-future world marked by environmental collapse, disease, and food scarcity, the novel follows Juliette as the ruling power reconsiders her isolation and seeks to use her lethal ability as a weapon. The narrative presents her with a central dilemma: comply with those who imprisoned her or resist on her own terms.

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Shatter Me is a dystopian YA novel following Juliette, a seventeen-year-old with a lethal touch who has been imprisoned by an authoritarian regime called The Reestablishment. The story explores what happens when those in power decide to weaponize her ability, forcing her to choose between compliance and resistance.
Who is it for?
Young adult readers, particularly those interested in dystopian fiction, paranormal elements, and stories that blend political tension with romance and survival themes.
What are the main themes?
Bodily autonomy, state control and authoritarianism, identity formation, the weaponization of individuals by oppressive systems, and how power structures assign value to people based on their abilities.
Who wrote it?
Tahereh Mafi, in her debut novel.
What format or source is it?
First-person narrative; the opening book in a multi-volume series.
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Juliette has been locked away after accidentally killing someone through her touch. Set in a near-future world of environmental collapse and scarcity, the novel centers on The Reestablishment's shift from isolating her to attempting to use her as a weapon, presenting her with a choice between serving those who imprisoned her or finding her own path.

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