It's the year 2018 and the United States is at war with The
Alliance. There are no longer shopping malls everywhere and
curfews abound to keep people safe. The United States is no
longer the way it was in the past. Children grow up knowing
nothing but destruction and danger. So when Louisa's parents
are offered the chance to send her to the Country Manor
School, they jump at it. It's a very expensive school for
the children of wealthy parents. As Louisa's parents are
both doctors, she's a shoe in. They also take on the
responsibility of getting Louisa's best friend, Maddie, into
the school.
Everyone is very excited until they reach their destination
hours away from their home in Chicago. Once they disembark
from the buses, they're forced to hand over all of their
electronic devices. All cellphones, laptops, notebooks and
anything else that puts them in touch with the outside world
is taken away. Not only that, the electronic ID bracelets
that everyone is required to wear are removed.
At first, Louisa is excited to be at the Country Manor
School, but slowly, things start to seem odd. The subjects
they study don't seem to make sense. There's also no
television or radio at the school as well as limited
electricity. It's the first overnight survival trip in the
forest that starts the ringing of very loud alarm bells for
Louisa. When Maddie is taken away and another friend,
Evelyn, seems to have suddenly vanished, Louisa stumbles
onto the secret of Country Manor School and she knows they
have to escape as fast as they can.
BEHIND THE GATES is the first book in the TOMORROW GIRLS
series by Eva Gray. It's written for ages as young as 10
years old; however, I quickly got caught up in the story of
these girls. The plot tugs you along with it until you can't
help but care about these girls and worry over what their
fate will be. This is a great book all around, but seems to
be one that even those children that don't enjoy reading
will eagerly gobble up!
In a terrifying future world, four girls must depend on each
other if they want to survive.Louisa is nervous about being
sent away to a boarding school -- but she’s excited, too.
And she has her best friend, Maddie, to keep her company.
The girls have to pretend to be twin sisters, which Louisa
thinks just adds to the adventure!Country Manor School isn’t
all excitement, though. Louisa isn’t sure how she feels
about her new roommates: athletic but snobby Rosie and
everything’s-a-conspiracy Evelyn. Even Maddie seems
different away from home, quiet and worried all the time.
Still, Louisa loves CMS -- the survival skills classes, the
fresh air. She doesn’t even miss not having a TV, or the
internet, or any contact with home. It’s for their own
safety, after all. Or is it?
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