CHRISTOPHER, John - The Guardians - (Paperback) *** RECOMMENDED READING ***

Book still in a good condition - Cover shows a bit of wear - same edition google image used.  >>>   A young-adult Science Fiction - Set in the year 2052, it depicts an authoritarian England divided into two distinct societies: the modern, overpopulated "Conurbs" and the aristocratic, rarefied, "County".  Crowded city districts and all-pervasive technology make up the Conurbs while manors and rolling rolling countryside typical of 19th-century England make up the County. The story follows a young Conurban orphan named Rob as he experiences life in both worlds, uncovering truths and choosing sides in the process. - Christopher (Sam Youd) and The Guardians won the Gaurdian Children' Fiction Prizeannual from The Guardian newspaper, coincidentally, which is judged by a panel of British children's writers. In 1976 he won the Deutscer Jugendlieteraturpreis in category youth fiction of the Gerrman-language the edition, Die Wächter. -  In 1986 the German TV station ARD broadcast a film adaptation under that title.  (Goodreads)      * Science Fiction *