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Calm
S.J. Baker
Calm
Synopsis
In this enthralling dystopian YA thriller where emotions become weapons, the fight for humanity's true essence takes centre stage.
In a near-future Britain, societyʼs calm facade conceals a sinister truth: the state maintains its control by meddling with the nationʼs water supply. The result? A population lulled into apathy. Lulled, apart from a courageous few known as the Resistors.
New Resistor Owyn and lifelong Resistor Tiegan face parallel struggles in their fierce quest for freedom. Spurred on by the promise of a mass Resistance, they ignite a chain of events that shakes the foundations of Britainʼs oppressive regime.
One thing is clear: the price of freedom is higher than they ever imagined.
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S.J. Baker
S.J. Baker teaches English in a secondary school in Hull. After completing a degree in English Literature at Cambridge she trained as a teacher of English and Drama and has spent her career sharing her love of storytelling with young people.
Her debut YA novel, ‘Calm’, arises from her interest in dystopian fiction, which allows us to explore our response to some of the darker elements of human existence from a safe perspective.
Although words have been the tools of her trade and a source of personal delight for as long as she can remember, it was on long train journeys to support elderly parents that she finally carved out the time to write for publication – journeys she came to love as guilt-free writing opportunities. She never actually missed her station, but she came close once or twice.