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Synopsis
From the back cover: World famous poet Robert Gu missed twenty years of progress while he nearly died from Alzheimer's. Now, when he awakens in San Diego, in the year 2025, with his mind and health restored, reality's a shock. Books are just about gone. Computers are old news, replaced by "smart" contact lenses that connect him to the Internet via his clothes and wireless nodes just about everywhere. Buildings look low rent -- unless you're wearing. Then, they look like whatever you want. Even he is different. He's seventy-five, but his treatment has made him look almost a teen. And that's just the tip of the iceberg in the new Digital Age. As Gu tries to catch up with his future, a mysterious stranger draws him and other innocents into a conspiracy that could have disastrous consequences. Before he knows it, he's in so deep that even his high-ranking military son and daughter-in-law are clueless. His only hope -- the world's only hope -- is that his thirteen-year-old granddaughter Miri and her secret friend, Mr. Rabbit, might be able to keep the worst from happening....
Is Rainbows End appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This near-future science fiction novel explores themes of technology, identity, and family through the lens of an elderly poet recovering from Alzheimer's in 2025. Mild conspiracy thriller elements with no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include alzheimer's/dementia and conspiracy.
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Who'll love this
Teens might enjoy the vision of augmented reality technology and the clever 13-year-old granddaughter trying to save the world.