The Breeders, Katie French
The Breeders, Katie French
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The Breeders

Author: Katie French

Narrator: Carla Mercer-Meyer

Unabridged: 10 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/25/2014

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Riley Meemick is one of the world's last free girls. When Riley was born, her mother escaped the Breeders, the group of doctors using cruel experiments to bolster the dwindling human race. Her parents do everything possible to keep her from their clutches-moving from one desolate farm after another to escape the Breeders' long reach. The Breeders control everything and they're hunting Riley.

When the local Sheriff abducts the adult members of her family, Riley and her brother Ethan are left to starve. Then Clay arrives, the handsome gunslinger who seems determined to help to make up for past sins. As Riley's affection for Clay grows she wonders can she trust Clay with her secret and risk her freedom? The three embark on a journey across the scarred remains of New Mexico. When Riley is forced into the Breeder's hospital, she learns the horrible fate of her mother—a fate she'll share unless she can find a way out.

About Katie French

Katie French imagined herself an author when her poem caught the eye of her second-grade teacher. In middle school, she spent her free time locked in her room, writing her first young adult novel. Though her social life suffered, her love for literature thrived. She studied English at Eastern Michigan University, where she veered from writing and earned an education degree. She spent nine years teaching high school English. Currently she is a school counselor. In her free time she writes, reads great books, and takes care of her two beautiful and crazy children. She is a contributor and cocreator of Underground Book Reviews, a website dedicated to erasing the boundaries between traditional and non-traditional publishing. She lives in Michigan with her husband and two children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle on January 08, 2020

In a world where eight out of nine births are boys, girls are a rarity. Meet Riley, a sixteen year old who has had to hide her gender her whole life for if she is caught she will be forced into a breeding programme to keep the population alive. The concept of this book is very good, it really needs......more

Goodreads review by Misty Marie on December 24, 2021

Breeders are a group of doctors using cruel experiments to bolster the dwindling human race. The Breeders control it all, but Riley's mother managed to escape. What this book couldn't escape was the cliches. Not to mention the plot holes. Riley can't read, but then she can find stuff and read it. Wh......more

Goodreads review by David on August 06, 2017

This was an enjoyable read despite the common theme, with interesting characters and an engaging writing style. Unfortunately it is littered with typos and the plot runs a bit thin with nothing really unexpected or surprising on the journey from beginning to end. Perhaps nudging towards 3.5, but I wo......more

Goodreads review by Konn on October 15, 2012

At first I was skeptical of the novel as I have watched plenty of movies and read a lot of post-apocalyptic styled stories. However reading Katie French’s “The Breeders” I found the novel broke from the stereotypical events of this genre that starts the characters off in a tragic setting, and contin......more

Goodreads review by Peggy on August 21, 2012

Shh … don’t tell anyone. Sixteen-year old Riley has a secret. She’s a girl. In this not-too-distant, dystopian, future world women – young and old – are high-priced commodities. They are captured by men and sold to the Breeders then forced into reproductive slavery. Riley and her family have been ru......more

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