Nina Bawden

Off the Road Nina Bawden

It's 2035, when children are seen as more important than adults, and the Oldies, like Gandy -- Tom's grandfather -- are sent to Memory Theme Parks. But Gandy escapes into the world outside their walled city, and Tom has no choice but to follow. And the more Tom learns about the wilderness, the more he wonders: Is the wall meant to keep the Outsiders out, as he's been taught in school -- or the Insiders in?