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Gr 9 Up—The vuvv came in peace, offering new technology and life-changing medical breakthroughs. Yet their presence on Earth has slowly eroded Adam Costello's small town. Joblessness, illness, and food scarcity are the realities of his shaky existence, and his only solace is in his painting. When Adam begins to date Chloe, they realize that there's a moneymaking opportunity in their relationship. Taking advantage of the vuvv's fascination with 1950s-era Amer...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Parable, satire, dystopic sci-fi--Anderson's take on a near future in which alien "vuvv" have colonized America's economy, land, and airspace has so many shiveringly close resemblances to the contemporary world that it might also be called realism. The vuvv invasion started with a corporate trade agreement, and it's the vuvv and Earth's wealthy elite who have benefitted from it. For Adam's family, as for most people, vuvv tech has meant loss o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Parable, satire, dystopic sci-fi--Anderson's take on a near future in which alien "vuvv" have colonized America's economy, land, and airspace has so many shiveringly close resemblances to the contemporary world that it might also be called realism. The vuvv invasion started with a corporate trade agreement, and it's the vuvv and Earth's wealthy elite who have benefitted from it. For Adam's family, as for most people, vuvv tech has meant loss o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More