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The Bridge
Jane Higgins
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2011
The young adult fiction The Bridge is written by a New Zealand author, Jane Higgins. The story is set in a city that is split in two because of a river, each side at war against each other. Nik Stais – an incredibly intelligent young man – was raised in an orphanage, losing both his parents at the age of five. Starting at a young age, Nik had strived to get high grades so that he could be a part of ISIS (Internal Security and Intelligence Service). Unfortunately, Nik had not been accepted by the ISIS but, later in the story, Nik discovers why. Read more