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Gr 5-8 In the midst of a near-future energy crisis gripping Great Britain, three teenagers set out on a journey. Danny, 15, has limited abilities and no future in the sheltered world he shares with his father and stepmother. His mother, Maggie, left him with money and the promise to show him what he really is, so he convinces his 13-year-old stepbrother, Christie, to help him find out. The boys head north into the Scottish winter, after picking up Tina, a homeless girl; Oggy, a talking dog; and Darling, the talking starling th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Human-animal genetic manipulation is the motor that drives this gripping book, the first in a science fiction trilogy (The Missing Link). Christie, thirteen, is comfortably normal; his stepbrother Danny, fifteen but seeming younger, is physically awkward and prone to terrifying fits. Shortly after they sneak away in the night, bound for Danny's mysterious mother's home in Scotland, they pick up Tina, an angry homeless girl; their guides are Oggy, a sheepdog, an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More