The Foundation: will always welcome you
By (Author) Melinda Salisbury
Cover design or artwork by Holly Ovenden
HarperCollins Publishers
Barrington Stoke Ltd
30th April 2025
2nd January 2025
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Social media
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Science fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Computing and Information Technology
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
Paperback
144
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 9mm
270g
Bestselling YA author Melinda Salisbury exposes the dark underbelly of new technologies in this gripping thriller.
When keen gamer Ivy Finch is sent to the Ash Tree Foundation after an online encounter turns dangerous, all she can think about is getting through the internet-safety course her parents have signed her up for and going back to her life. Until she meets Conrad O'Connell, famous influencer and nephew of the Ash Tree Foundation's founder Dagmar Nilsson.
Conrad showers Ivy with attention and she soon finds herself drawn into his world and his work with his aunt. But Conrad isnt telling Ivy the whole truth about the Foundations purpose, and Ivy is exactly what he, and the Foundation, have been looking for
Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 8.
"An absolute page-turner Melinda Salisburys intriguing and gripping sci-fi thriller offers up a chilling vision of where tech might take us, which will most definitely make you think twice about the time you spend online!" Katherine Woodfine
Melinda Salisbury is the bestselling author of multiple YA novels, inlcuding the Sin Eater's Daughter series and the State of Sorrow duology. Her books have been published in 15 countries to date and been collectively nominated for numerous national and international awards and accolades, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the YA Book Prize, the Branford Boase, and the Carnegie medal.