And one of the arresting officers is none other than Chase Jennings…the only boy Ember has ever loved.Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. There are no more fines for bad behavior-instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse. That is, until her mother is arrested for noncompliance with Article 5 of the Moral Statutes. In Kristen Simmons's Article 5, New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned.The Bill of Rights has been revoked and replaced with the Moral Statutes.There are no more police-instead, there are soldiers. Currently she lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her. She has worked with survivors of abuse and trauma as a mental health therapist, taught Jazzercise in five states, and is forever in search of the next best cupcake. Her life is as close to peaceful as circumstances allow. Kristen Simmons is the critically acclaimed author of the ARTICLE 5 series, THE GLASS ARROW, METALTOWN, PACIFICA, and THE DECEIVERS. She knows how to get the things she needs, like food stamps and hand-me-down clothes, and how to pass the random home inspections by the military.

It's hard to forget that life in the United States used to be different.Įmber has perfected the art of keeping a low profile. Living with her rebellious single mother, it's hard for her to forget that people weren't always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to remember that things weren't always this way. People who get arrested usually don't come back. There are no more fines for bad behavior-instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse. Article 5 by Kristen Simmons Paperback 10.99 Breaking Point Kristen Simmons 230 Paperback 44 offers from 1.56 Article 5 Kristen Simmons 525 Paperback 91 offers from 1. There are no more police-instead, there are soldiers. The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes. New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned.