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Moojag and the Auticode Secret

N.E. McMORRAN (2020-11-09)

Subgenre
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages288 (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

CaptivityAddiction

Synopsis

Two-time NAUTILUS AWARD WINNER 2024 & 2021, PURPLE DRAGONFLY AWARD WINNER 2024 (audiobook)'Spunky, exuberant celebration of neurodivergent creativity and community delivering sobering cautionary messages about our collective future that could not be more timely.'STEVE SILBERMAN - Author, Neurotribes)'FANTASTIC!...and the audiobook is WONDERFULLY acted and played out.'LYRIC - Neurodivergent Rebel)If Nema can't uncover a lost boy's true identity in time they may never escape the sticky world he designed...When Nema and her friends discover a hidden sugar-hooked society holding lost kids, they find their perfect world in danger. The strange, sticky place hides the truth about Nema's missing brother, and a plot to destroy the free life she knows. But only they can reverse a code to prevent a rock candy robot invasion and rescue the captives. Fail and they might never make it back home.MOOJAG is a quirky adventure mystery featuring a full neurodivergent cast with autistic/dyslexic/adhd main characters, set in the utopian world of post-catastrophe 'Surrey Isles', Britain 2054, where neurodivergents live in harmony with nature and technology, and the hidden dystopian 'Gajoomdom'. This book is recommended for readers 10 years and up and as a fun, family read due to the thought-provoking concepts and issues introduced.

Is Moojag and the Auticode Secret appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A celebration of neurodivergent protagonists in a near-future Britain where kids must decode a mystery to stop a robot invasion and rescue captives from a sugar-addicted dystopia. Contains mild peril and themes of captivity but no graphic violence or mature content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include captivity and addiction.

Who'll love this

A quirky mystery adventure with autistic, dyslexic, and ADHD heroes solving puzzles, uncovering secrets, and stopping robots in a colorful future world.

Tags

Adventure MysteryDystopianScience FictionNear FutureOwn Voices