Altered

Altered is a dystopian novel written for young adults and new adults. Sheltered from the truth, seventeen-year-old Elodie Michaels lives in a world where reproductive rights are controlled and families are crafted by the government. Raised by her mother in a small island community just outside of the government's reach, Elodie is content to live a shielded life until her world comes crashing down when her mother and boyfriend are killed fighting a cause she didn't know existed. Elodie flees the island in an attempt to escape her grief only to find a world where people are altered under the law, rights are taken away, and no one questions a thing. Befriended by Riley, a girl caught up in the drama of teen life, and her brother Luke, whose kindness softens the edges of her pain, she begins to accept her new fate until she is swept up into a dangerous scheme by her stepmother. Life spins out of control when lies start to unfold and Elodie is forced to make a decision-stay and keep allowing others to control her life¿or risk a perilous escape for the chance to hold on to all that she loves.