Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 978-0-439-92985-1 HC
ISBN 978-0-439-92986-8 PBK
144 Pages
Ages 9-12
5 ½” x 8 1/4”
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by Patricia C, McKissack,
Frederick L. McKissack, & John M. McKissack
The CLONE CODES sci-fi adventure trilogy continues with this second book that blends a futuristic society with pivotal moments in world history.
In the next Clone Codes installment, Houston, a cyborg, tells his story. Set in the year 2130, The World Federation of Nations determines through laws and regulations that all enhanced persons with three or more synthetic body or organ replacements are classified as three-fifths of a human being. As such, Houston is considered less than human and must fight to overcome the rules of his strange universe. Drawing on parallels to slavery, terrorism, caste system oppression, and war, readers confront the troubling and complex moral questions probed throughout history.
If the government learns of Houston’s cyborg status it could cost him his life-- and change the course of history forever. With the help of Leanna, his friend, Houston is in a race with time, and he’s in a fight against the oppressive ways of The Cyborg Act of 2130.
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