Synopsis
Tarrin is a natural-born child living in a world where
children are rare. Medical science has enabled people
to live to a vast age whilst still looking youthful.
The dream of almost eternal youth has been realised
at the cost of fertility. Children are so prized that
they are bought and sold, even kidnapped. Tarrin lives
in this future world with his guardian, Deet, who uses
him to provide his living by renting him to childless
couples by the hour. Deet wants Tarrin to have the PP
(Peter Pan) implant, so that he will never grow up and
remain a child for the rest of his life. Tarrin wants
to grow old naturally and he dreams of finding his true
parents one day.
Cross-curricular links and
themes
- Citizenship and PSHE
– the morality of genetic modification; society’s
obsession with youth.
- Science –
DNA, medical advances, animal experimentation, genetic
modification.
- Themes: the
(mis)use of scientific research; loneliness and
belonging; old age and true worth or value.
| ISBN
0 340 91321 5 £6.99
November 2005 304pp |
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