Mr. Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed Animal Farm is organised to benefit all who walk on four legs. But as time passes, the ideals of the rebellion are corrupted, then forgotten. And something new and unexpected emerges. . . George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) was an accomplished social, political and literary commentator and essayist known for his non-fiction works The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia. His most famous novels, Animal Farm and 1984 have influenced a generation of twentieth century political satirists and dystopian novelists.

The last time Ebony saw Max was on September 25, 2003. They had decided to go on an adventure after school on that fateful Thursday, walking through the woods behind the playground at Seldom Middle School. But then her best friend disappeared. The police didn't find any leads as to Max Blackburn's whereabouts until exactly two years later, on September 25, 2005. And the discovery just happened to deal with Ebony's father. A dark shadow is spreading rapidly over the Town of Seldom, and everyone seems to be guilty of something. Ebony starts to realize the dark truth: Maybe sometimes it's best not to tamper with things you don't understand.