Alix’s dad is the head of a PR company. Alix isn’t really sure what her dad does, but
there are other kids out there who know exactly what he does. They have been pulling multiple stunts, trying
to get the public’s attention and finally resort to kidnapping Alix to enlist
her help. They tell her that her father
is helping to mask information about various drugs that are harmful to people. He does this by helping to cause doubt about
whether or not it is the drug that is the problem. Alix isn’t sure what she believes. If the kids are right it means that her
father is partially responsible for the deaths of several people but if she
believes that, which is difficult for her anyway, and she helps them to reveal
the truth it will also mean the end to the way of life she has known for so
long. I really liked this book. I’ve always enjoyed Bacigalupi and I thought
this was even better than some of his other work. Because of the length, it would probably be a
hard sell to reluctant readers but I think a lot of teens would enjoy it.
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