

When Noa, the leader of Ark decides to cut even more words from List, Letta begins to question Noa’s true intentions.

It’s a great responsibility and one she takes seriously. There, everyone must speak List, a language made up of only 500 words.Īs Wordsmith, it’s Letta’s job to collect and catalog words for a time when they might be used again. After the Melting destroys most of the world, those who live in Ark live a more simplified lifestyle. The List is a dystopian novel that follows 12-year-old Letta the Wordsmith of Ark. Now, the second book of the duology, The Last Lie, is available, and it was worth the wait.

Usually sequels come in fast succession, but it’s been three years since Patricia Forde’s award-winning The Listwas published. THE LAST LIE, by Patricia Forde, Sourcebooks Young Readers, Aug.
