The Limit

by Kristen Landon

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When his family exceeds its legal debt limit, thirteen-year-old Matt is sent to the Federal Debt Rehabilitation Agency workhouse, where he discovers illicit activities are being carried out using the children who have been placed there.

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daisycaudron | Feb 17, 2024 |

This was an excellent young adult book. It takes the idea of a futuristic society to a new level. The "Limit" refers to families who go over their spending limit and end up losing a teenage child to a workhouse. All of the main characters find their lives forever changed when they go over "The Limit." Excellent story. I hope that Ms. Landon writes another book. (

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Mrslabraden | May 31, 2016 |

I rated 4 stars because it was full of action and suspense. It did not get a 5 star because it at times was very confusing. (

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jonathan.dukas | Mar 18, 2016 |

This was a quick read. Good for teens, well written. It doesn't seem far-fetched. I could easily see our society in this situation. (

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Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee – Grades 6-9 – 2014)

Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist – Books Spanning the Audience Continuum (Grades 4-8) – 2013)

Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (Nominee – 2013)

Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Honor – 6th-8th Grade – 2013)

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee – Grades 6-8 – 2013)

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An eighth-grade girl was taken today. Whispers and text messages flew through Grover Middle School.

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When his family exceeds its legal debt limit, thirteen-year-old Matt is sent to the Federal Debt Rehabilitation Agency workhouse, where he discovers illicit activities are being carried out using the children who have been placed there.

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An eighth grade girl was taken today . . .

With this first sentence, readers are immediately thrust into a fast-paced thriller that doesn’t let up for a moment. In a world not too far removed from our own, kids are being taken away to special workhouses if their families exceed the debt limit imposed by the government. Thirteen-year-old Matt briefly wonders if he might be next, but quickly dismisses the thought. After all, his parents are financially responsible, unlike the parents of those other kids. As long as his parents remain within their limit, the government will be satisfied and leave them alone. But all it takes is one fatal visit to the store to push Matt’s family over their limit–and to change his reality forever.

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