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The Compound

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2008

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Why won’t Eli allow himself to be touched? 

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Why does Eli’s mother go along with Rex’s plan to take the family to the Compound?

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What is the significance of Eli cutting his hair before he confronts Rex?

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