"Altered" by Gennifer Albin follows the story of a young girl named Ailis who lives in a world where people are genetically altered and stripped of their emotions to ensure compliance and control. Ailis, however, harbors deep feelings and desires that set her apart. When she uncovers the truth behind the alterations and the dark motives of those in power, she must decide whether to conform or fight for her humanity and the freedom of others. As she embarks on a journey of self-discovery, she learns the importance of emotions, individuality, and the power of resistance. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Crewel World Trilogy .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.

There are 416 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2014 by Square Fish .

Gennifer Albin has a masters degree in English from the University of Missouri, where she was an editor for Pleiades and The Missouri Review. Shes the founder of the popular parenting blog Theconnectedmom. com and blogs about writing at www. genniferalbin. com. Crewel was inspired by a painting by the Spanish surrealist painter, Remedios Varo. It is her first novel.