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Synopsis
Alya has an almost magical talent. Her hunches are never wrong. The scientists of planet 4-I want to use her talent and promise her a spot on the next offworld colonization team in return for her assessment of the potential of the latest worlds they've discovered. But Alya meets Cedric, the grandson of the brilliant and tyrannical director of 4-I and she begins to doubt her own intuition.Cedric has dreamed of becoming a scout and exploring new worlds and when he meets Alya he is more determined than ever to leave 4-I, with her. His grandmother needs him on 4-I, though, because she has schemes afoot to protect her planet and to cover up a murder and she does not intend to let him go. However, she has underestimated her grandson—and the young woman whose intuition is so strong and whose destiny is linked to Cedric's.
Is Strings appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A young adult science fantasy about two teens with special talents who defy a controlling authority to pursue their dreams of exploration. Contains themes of manipulation and murder as background plot elements, but violence is not graphic.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include murder, manipulation, and deception.
Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy following two determined young people with special abilities as they work together to escape a controlling society and explore new worlds.