I Am Not a Number

The powerful and heart-wrenching new novel from Lisa Heathfield, award-winning author of Seed and Paper Butterflies. Perfect for fans of Sarah Crossan, Louise O'Neill and Lisa Williamson.

Ever since the Traditional party came into power, 15-year-old Ruby’s life has changed for the worse. Everything Ruby and her family and friends celebrate – equal rights for women, freedom of movement, individual expression – are forbidden. And things are getting worse …

Soon Ruby and her family find themselves taken to a prison camp far from home with no possessions, food or rights. Each person is allocated a number – Ruby is number 276. Forced into hard labour, starving and with friends and family going missing every day, Ruby knows she has to escape and let the world know what is happening. She has to somehow cling on to her identity, and fight back. The future depends on it.

Lisa Heathfield's other books:

Seed 9781405275385
Paper Butterflies 9781405275392
Flight of Starling 9781405285902

About the author

Lisa Heathfield has won the Southern Schools Book Award and has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book prize twice. Before becoming a mum to her three sons, she was a secondary school English teacher and loved inspiring teenagers to read. I Am Not a Number is her fourth novel. Lisa lives in Brighton.