Sure, Ezra and Teagan worked for the government, but their realities felt more or less akin to any western democracy.

Taunted and bullied at school, and lonely at home, with only postcards from her elder sister to keep her sane, Martha knows there has to be some other way of living. It’s really different from other books, because it’s a special story about a girl which is different from other’s.And somewhere in the wilderness, in a secret geocache near where the wild swans gather, lies the unspeakable clue that links them all together. But when these connections – anathema to his community – are discovered, there are impacts on his teaching position and his standing.

Her life is different to normal people's in a number of ways, but then she meets Scott, the exact opposite of herself. The characters needed further developing, and the book needed lengthening to make the plot more plausible. Abomination brilliantly examines sexual abuse, the conflict between secular and religious worlds, and the private battles of faith plaguing so many raised in the latter. The children from members of the Righteous are often beaten by their parents when they go against the rules.

On the first of May I didn`t allow Martha to go to school and she had to show us the secret place in her room.

Yonatan is now a Rabbi and a well known and respected member of his community; Ezra is faithless and going through the motions of a millennial life.

This book is unique because it goes into a life of a girl who's religion and the way she lives is totally different then anything I've heard of.

Ashley- I believe Abomination explores universal themes related to identity, faith, family, friendship, and morality. You could definitely read this with children who might generally avoid 'horror' writing and find they enjoy it.After first you think it's just because she wouldn't conform to the Righteous social 'norms,' but anyone who has read anything similar or watched the Outer Limits (when it was on), instantly knows what's going on in the basement/cellar. The two outsiders form a friendship and the girl is tempted to share her secrets with him, including the one dreadful secret that has overshadowed (or more appropriately named "undermined") her past.