The Foundation - will always welcome you

Bestselling YA author Melinda Salisbury exposes the dark underbelly of new technologies in this gripping thriller.
When keen gamer Ivy Finch is sent to the Ash Tree Foundation after an online encounter turns dangerous, all she can think about is getting through the internet-safety course her parents have signed her up for and going back to her life. Until she meets Conrad O'Connell, famous influencer and nephew of the Ash Tree Foundation's founder Dagmar Nilsson.
Conrad showers Ivy with attention and she soon finds herself drawn into his world and his work with his aunt. But Conrad isn't telling Ivy the whole truth about the Foundation's purpose, and Ivy is exactly what he, and the Foundation, have been looking for...
Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.

About the author

Melinda Salisbury is the bestselling author of multiple YA novels, including the Sin Eater's Daughter series and the State of Sorrow duology. Her books have been published in 15 countries to date and been collectively nominated for numerous national and international awards and accolades, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the YA Book Prize, the Branford Boase and the Carnegie Medal.

Report

"An absolute page-turner - Melinda Salisbury's intriguing and gripping sci-fi thriller offers up a chilling vision of where tech might take us, which will most definitely make you think twice about the time you spend online!" - Katherine Woodfine
"Right from the outset, it's an absolute thriller and a guaranteed page-turner ... Melinda Salisbury ... knows how to crank-up the tension and the jeopardy and she doesn't take her foot off the accelerator as the story positively rattles along." - The Letterpress Project

Product details

• Authors: Melinda Salisbury, Salisbury Melinda
• Publisher: Collins Learning
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2025
• EAN: 9781800902725
• ISBN: 978-1-80090-272-5
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 243 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Dystopian, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Peer Pressure, Science fiction (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, Thrillers (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 11 years, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / General, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Social media, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Psychological