How does the mixed-media format of Away shape the novel’s exploration of the conflict between truth and disinformation?

The novel presents a stark generational divide between the proactive children and the largely passive adult evacuees. What makes the young protagonists better equipped to resist institutional control than most of the adults?

What does the evolving Wizard of Oz motif in Away convey about the novel’s themes, particularly with regard to the relationship between knowledge, deception, and power?