71 pages • 2 hours read
Stung
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Overview
Stung is a 2013 work of young adult fiction by Bethany Wiggins. The setting is a near-future dystopia in which honeybees are extinct, resulting in famine and a breakdown of societal infrastructures. As 17-year-old Fiona Tarsis battles both beasts and humans in an effort to stay alive and learn the truth, the novel explores themes of humanity and violence through the lens of gender dynamics. Stung earned a Starred Review from Kirkus; a sequel, Cured, was published in 2014. This guide references the 2013 edition of the novel published by Bloomsbury. Bethany Wiggins is also the author of the Transference series and the novel Shifting (2011).
Content Warning: Instances of rape and sexual assault are strongly implied throughout the novel as inherent dangers for Fiona and all women living outside “the wall” (safe zone).
Plot Summary
Sometime in the near future, teenager Fiona “Fo” Tarsis awakens in her bedroom in the Denver suburbs, but everything about her home is changed. The house is decrepit and abandoned. Her parents, older sister Lissa, and twin brother Jonah are missing. When she looks in the mirror, she is shocked to see that she is not 13 as she remembers but a much older teen.
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