The Pledge (36 page)
Authors: Kimberly Derting
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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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The text for this book is set in Avenir.
First Margaret K. McElderry Books paperback edition October 2012
The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows: Derting, Kimberly.
The pledge / Kimberly Derting. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: In a dystopian kingdom where the classes are separated by the languages they speak, Charlaina “Charlie” Hart has a secret gift that is revealed when she meets a mysterious young man named Max.
ISBN 978-1-4424-2201-8 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4424-2203-2 (eBook)
[1. Fantasy. 2. Language and languages—Fiction. 3. Social classes—Fiction. 4. Ability—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.D4468Ple 2011
[Fic]—dc22
2010053773
ISBN 978-1-4424-2202-5 (pbk)