What Lurks Below

At Colony no one knows where the children came from. No one talks about how they were babies when they were ripped from their parents to be raised in the Tin Can.No one knows that is except Amelia. At thirteen Amelia remembers a mother who loved her. She remembers fresh peaches and ice cream--not the calorically rationed food that tastes like stagnant swamp water and chemicals.Desperate to hold on to her memories Amelia shares her past with her younger brother Alex. She teaches him about the reality of The Garden and its power to provide safety and love. Soon Alex learns that life at Colony is more dangerous than he thought. He spies an enormous black ... something ... lurking in the water while no one seems to notice it at all.Fear of the creature has Alex thrashing his sheets in bed. His marks drop and Council insists on Amelia telling them what is wrong. Amelia tries to keep up appearances but Council refuses to believe her and locks her up.If Amelia isnt willing to forgo the love she felt and the life she had back Then Council will throw her in the water to meet whatever it is that lurks below the Tin Can.For fans of The Giver this dystopian-charged fantasy will show readers the valiance of holding on to ones beliefs and the value of true sibling love.