What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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400 graden in de schaduw
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SOLVED. T(w)een Sci-Fi about an orphan girl who escapes planet where she was forced to pick (metal?) flowers in order to pay for oxygen. Read around 2001-2005 [s]
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Kinda reminds me of The Copper Elephant, but I don't think there's a Dutch translation.Do you think the girl was definitely a preteen?
I'm not sure about the age of the girl, except that she wasn't an adult.I can see the similarities, but this unfortunately isn't the book. My book was suitable for children and I'm pretty certain that it was flower picking and not a mine, as well as a few other things that don't line up.
Definitely a good shot!
I can't read Dutch, but do any of these results look familiar?https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=kw%...
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I called it sci-fi because it has space travel themes, and the dehydration thing felt very futuristic. It didn't have high fantasy elements, but I guess you could call it fantasy in that the world and such is made up.
@Rainbowheart I looked through the titles and they didn't ring a bell
Also seems to have a similar vibe, but missing many of the specifics: no brother, no metal flowers, seems like she was given a mission rather than running away.
I'll keep looking!If it was translated from English, I feel sure we'll find it. I don't know if you remember whether the characters had English names. Those might have been changed anyway for a Dutch edition. Were most of your translated books from the US or the UK?
I appreciate it! It's very likely that it was translated from an English book, a lot of books in Dutch libraries are, but I cannot be sure. Unfortunately I'm already bad with names, and since it's been more than 15 years. I have no ideas what they were. Otherwise I'm sure that would've helped me.
No prob!Another question, did the book seem new when you read it? Like late '90s or early '00s?
I have no clue, I didn't pay attention to things like that as a ~10 year old
I'm hopeful we can find it!I wish I knew Dutch. It would be easier to track it down, lol.
Hahaha, yeah. Either that or that it was in English. Though it could have easily been an English (or different language) book translated to Dutch. But that doesn't really make it easier XD
Might also want to check these lists....https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Unfortunately not on those lists
That was first pubbed in 2012, though.I really hope we can find this one!
i stumbled across that one too. it sounds so similar! but still not it unfortunately
Oh my gosh, that seems to be it! Thank you so much!
While looking for a way to read it I found out the book is also part of "Werelden van Vuur en IJs" which is easier to find.
Oh, that is interesting.Second Tais Teng book found as the solution in like a week.
Seems like a cool author with great ideas.
What's the Name of That Book???
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- I read this book when I was a tween, around 2001-2005
- I think I got the book from my primary school library (over here primary schools have ages 4-12), but could have been the local library, I've searched both without results.
- I was located in Hilversum, The Netherlands at the time. The book was in Dutch (I was fluent in English, but I don't think there were many English options for my age). It is likely that it was a translation.
Plot:
The main character is a girl who initially lives with her brother in a room/cabin of a larger building. They are orphans (or at least don't have active contact with parents), and it's likely that all other children in that building are too. The building is located on a planet which does not naturally have Oxygen, the children have to pay for the oxygen in their rooms/cabins. I believe the main character and her brother were having a hard time affording their oxygen.
To finance the oxygen the main character goes out to pick what I believe were metal flowers (could be another specific type of material). I think she had to do so at night, because it would be too hot outside to do so by day.
Eventually the main character decides that she wants to escape her current living situation. I am unfortunately not sure of how she goes about it, but it's likely that she simply doesn't return from picking flowers. I don't remember much of the adventure that follows, but I believe that a significant part, if not all, of it is without her brother. She does have a male companion. At some point she leaves the planet.
Towards the end of the book something happens to her male companion. In order to save him she has to completely dehydrate him. The hope is that she can later rehydrate him and solve the problem. I believe she is reunited with her brother at the end of the book and manages to revive her male companion. I'm not entirely sure but considering the young demographic it is very likely.
I've been looking for this book for over 10 years. If you can help me find it I would be forever grateful.