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Cadel Piggott is a seven‑year‑old prodigy who can dismantle security systems, infiltrate government databases, and bypass credit card protections. His mischief landmines him in trouble with the police, prompting his parents to seek help from a therapist named Dr Thaddeus Roth. Roth’s own hidden agenda draws Cadel into a shadowy world of genetically enhanced misfits determined to dominate society. Along the way, Cadel meets Sonja, a disabled girl whose extraordinary mind rivals his own. Together, they must navigate the blurry boundary between good and evil while confronting forces that threaten to collapse everything Cadel has built.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Catherine Jinks
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