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The Pledge by Kimberly Derting6/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() As the emergency drills give way to real crisis and the violence escalates, it becomes clear that Charlie is the key to something much bigger: her country’s only chance for freedom from the terrible power of a deadly regime. and her secret is almost exposed.Ĭharlie is intensely attracted to Max, even though she can’t be sure where his real loyalties lie. It’s there that she meets a beautiful and mysterious boy named Max who speaks a language she’s never heard before. The only place she can really be free is the drug-fueled underground clubs where people go to shake off the oppressive rules of the world they live in. Seventeen-year-old Charlaina has always been able to understand the languages of all classes, and she’s spent her life trying to hide her secret. The smallest transgression, like looking a member of a higher class in the eye while they are speaking their native tongue, results in immediate execution. In the violent country of Ludania, the classes are strictly divided by the language they speak. ![]()
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