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Synopsis
The choice was simple: Earth and prison -- or Mars and slavery For Garrett Pittson, wrongly convicted of murder, the choice was no choice. The struggling Mars settlement needed miners. At least there he wouldn't be behind bars. As it turned out, he might as well have been: the mining corporations were running a veritable penal colony. Appalling conditions prevailed. No work meant no food. As an extreme punishment, even oxygen was withheld. For Pittson -- and a determined group of his fellows -- the slavery was intolerable. The only answer: revolution...
Is Birth of Fire appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
This Mars colonization story contains revolution-driven violence, harsh labor conditions including oxygen deprivation as punishment, and themes of slavery and oppression. The revolutionary storyline involves conflict and death but isn't graphically detailed.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include slavery, captivity, and death (see the full list above).
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Who'll love this
Teens will appreciate the underdog rebellion story as wrongly convicted miners fight for freedom on Mars.