As a young adult version of Atwood’s A Handmaid’s Tale, We Set the Dark on Fire mirrors real world issues of immigration and equality by describing the Medio School of Girls, an institute that trains distinguished young women for the roles in their dystopian society. Depending on the girl’s quality, she will either ran a husband’s household or take care of his children. The book traces Daniela’s story at the school and brings pressing questions of gender equality, diversity, sexuality, and immigration to the forefront.
Year of Release: 2019
Author(s): Tehlor Kay Meija
Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37868569-we-set-the-dark-on-fire
ISBN: 0062691325
ebook URL: https://www.amazon.de/We-Set-Dark-Fire-English-ebook/dp/B078R3DFK3
Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B07N7M3RY4/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:Further comments for teachers:
As part of a series, they could be used as a sole set of texts for teaching throughout a semester. Level of English is B1-B2+.