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Blurb: “IF YOU'RE READING THIS, IT MUST BE A THOUSAND YEARS FROM NOW:"
Nobody around here reads anymore. Why bother, when you can just use a mindprobe needle and shoot all the images and excitement straight into your brain? I've heard of books, but they were long before I was born, in the backtimes before the Big Shake, when everything supposedly was perfect, and everybody lived rich.
Personally, I doubt the backtimes ever existed. It's like a story you tell to make yourself feel better. As if having a past makes the future somehow worth believing in.
In real life, nobody comes to your rescue. Believe me, I know.
But then I met Ryter, this old gummy who had a lot of crazy ideas.
Together we tried to change the world. ...
"Philbrick... has again created a compelling set of characters that engage the reader with their courage and kindness in a painful world that offers hope." -Kirkus Reviews
"This fast-paced adventure... will leave readers musing over humanity's future." -Booklist
"Enthralling, thought-provoking, and unsettling." -VOYA
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults”