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by Jessica Barksdale Inclan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 30 ratings
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PRIME is set in a flooded world where global warming and other natural disasters have forever shifted the balance in society. It is up to a reluctant heroine to help right it. Lia Meloy is learning to swim, even though it’s outlawed for her kind. Lia is a Homesteader (nicknamed a “Norm”), meaning her ancestors stayed on dry land when the floods hit, but eventually had to seek help and shelter from the Aqua Primes, who had developed better biology and technology for an oceanic world.

When Lia’s family moves to Prime land, she knows she should feel lucky, but life amongst the privileged set isn't easy, especially at Berkmont High, where the students are constantly reminded that one wrong move could get them deported. Lia seems to be making wrong moves all the time. Training with her father to swim, for instance. Or falling for Trey Schaeffer, the son of the Property owner, whose sister Molly despises everything Norm.

But things are not always as they seem on the outside. When Lia’s father passes away, Lia discovers he was part of something bigger, something mysterious, and that there is much more at stake than she previously thought. Closely guarding her father’s greatest secret, Lia will have to reevaluate her worldview and make tough choices to keep her family, friends, and all of her people safe.
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Jessica Barksdale Inclan is the author of twelve traditionally published novels.  She also has published several ebooks. Of these, Prime and Where I am Now focus on the struggles of young adults. She is a professor of English at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California and teaches online novel writing for UCLA Extension.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0084I8QUQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (May 17, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 17, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 687 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 319 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 30 ratings

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Jessica Barksdale Inclán's sixteenth novel, What the Moon Did, and her first short story collection, Trick of the Porch Light, were both published in 2023. Her novels include Her Daughter’s Eyes, The Play's the Thing, and The Burning Hour. Her third poetry collection, Let's End This Now, is forthcoming in June 2024.

A multiple Pushcart Prize and Best-of-the-Net nominee, her short stories, poems, and essays have appeared in or are forthcoming in the The Sun, Salt Hill Journal, Tahoma Review, and So to Speak. Her work has been recognized and honored by The Sewanee Review, The Wigleaf, The North American Review, and The Ocotillo Review

She taught composition, literature, and creative writing at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California and continues to teach novel writing online for UCLA Extension and in the online MFA program for Southern New Hampshire University. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband.

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3.6 out of 5 stars
3.6 out of 5
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Steven W. Neighbors
4.0 out of 5 stars Is this our future?
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2015
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Exciting tale of a world divided between primes and norms. How do we recover a planet disastrously flooded by global warming? Maybe the youth can get us there.
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Cap'n Blackett
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite book of 2012
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2012
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I was absolutely stunned by how great this book is. The bleak, watery world humankind would face if the polar caps melted is an all too possible future, which Jessica Barksdale Inclan paints so vividly and realistically. As a fan of her writing, I was so pleased to find that Prime is yet another of her books with the rare quality of making me feel as if I were living in the story while reading it. I didn't expect to be so enthralled by a story with teenager for a protagonist - I'm in my 40s and have no interest in Twilight books or the like - but the characters are so real and the story is so compelling that I forgot it was a "teen" book and got lost in caring about the people that dwell within its pages. I never wanted to stop reading, and nearly missed my train stop every day on my commute until I finished it, which never, ever happens. I was on the edge of my seat at the end and truly hope that this story will continue in future books - I must know what happens next!
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Lindag
3.0 out of 5 stars prime
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2012
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Takes a little to get into this book and I hope there is a next book because it really leaves you hanging at the end. Think I would read a second book just to see what happens but can't say I was very excited about this book. It is about the future world where there are two groups of people. The elite and primes. Primes are like slaves of the south and don't realize they are really equals. They all live in a bubble world because outside of it the world, they think, is to hot and dry to survive in. The main character's father has discovered a new plant that will grow everywhere and feed the whole world. They have to decide what to do about it as there are some who wouldn't want all people to be equals. Hope you like it.
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Lala
4.0 out of 5 stars great romp, needs a sequel
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2013
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I really enjoyed the story, but as others noted, the ending was a real cliff hanger.The author needs to develop some of the characters further.
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KLM
2.0 out of 5 stars Prime
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2013
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This book as good until the end. I was disappointed because it didn't have an ending . It also seemed a long.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I liked how there was always information about the characters.my fellow readers.it hiteld my attention.i also liked the characters.
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2020
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It was a story about what the future, what could happen. Also it showed there were those who thought they were better.
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Ron LeTard
4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting story
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2013
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Prime is interesting reading with good character development. The sending is interesting and finishes the story well. Must be rated R for adult themes.
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Meghan WW
3.0 out of 5 stars What happens when global warming gets out of control?
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2013
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This book had a very interesting premise and kept me wondering what would happen to our heroines. I wish more details about how the Primes and Norms came about had been included. Overall I enjoyed the book.
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