We Set the Dark on Fire

Seventeen-year-old Daniela is at the top of her class at her school that trains girls to be wives of rich men—who each take two wives—and when she graduates she is purchased as the premier wife for the son of the highest ranking family. But, when a resistance group fighting against the ruling class discovers that Dani comes from the wrong side of the tracks, they blackmail her into spying for them and as she learns more about her husband’s role in suppressing the poor she becomes a true member of the resistance. This suspenseful dystopian novel deals with issues of class distinctions, stereotypical women’s roles and rights, and subjugation, which could initiate engaging discussions.