The Unidentified |
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| Authors: | Mariz, Rae |
| Lexile: | 740, |
| Publisher: | Balzer + Bray |
| BISAC/Subject: | YAF058000, YAF058120, YAF054000, YAF058010 |
| ISBN: | 9780062012784, Related ISBNs: 0062012789, 9780061802096, 9780062012784 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 304, |
| Audience: | Young adult |
Fifteen-year-old Katey (aka Kid) goes to school in the Game—a mall converted into a “school” run by corporate sponsors. As the students play their way through the levels, they are also creatingproducts and being used for market research by the sponsors, who are watching them 24/7 on video cameras.
Kid has a vague sense of unease but doesn’t question this existence until one day she witnesses a shocking anticorporateprank. She follows the clues to uncover the identities of the people behind it and discovers an anonymous group that callsitself the Unidentified. Intrigued by their countercultureideas and enigmatic leader, Kid is drawn into the group. But when the Unidentified’s pranks and even Kid’s own identity are co-opted by the sponsors, Kid decides to do something bigger—something that could change the Game forever.
This funny, sharp, and thought-provoking novel heralds the arrival of a stunning new voice in teen fiction.
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