Pale
By
Chris Wooding
“Dead
kids shouldn’t be allowed to go to school.” Chris Wooding has come up with a fictional twist to a solid
reality for much of the world’s population – prejudice. In this short story, a group known as the
Returned, or Pales, face hatred at every turn. They are alive because they have the right blood type to
gain a second chance at life shortly after dying due to a miraculous invention
called the Lazarus Serum. When
they come back to life they are able to live indefinitely, have pale skin,
eyes, and hair, but are otherwise fairly normal.
I highly
recommend Wooding’s tale as a non-traditional way to lead discussions on the
topic of bullying in the high school setting or as a companion to books like To
Kill A Mockingbird.
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