Content: G
BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SOME
12yo Paige already struggles to deal with the world through the lens of her autism. When she finds out that her parents enrolled her in a study that implanted a device (The Dot) into her brain in order to assess her and control her, she is livid. Along with her best friend, she needs to track down the other kids from the study - because their data is about to be sold to a company that has a very poor track record about data privacy.
The near-future setting doesn’t feel that far down the road, but does put this into science fiction. Paige is queer (possibly non-binary, but she hasn’t changed her pronouns yet), which she just is - it is not a plot point. A decent book about body autonomy, data privacy, and consent. The action is just enough to keep some students interested once they catch on to the plot.
Paige cues white.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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