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In "Shutdown", Zoe faces the daunting task of infiltrating the oppressive Community to dismantle the Link system—a network that governs the thoughts and emotions of humanity. With the world’s ultimate hope resting on her shoulders, she must outwit the Chancellor’s regime and liberate individuals from this pervasive control, sparking the possibility of a larger uprising.
The story combines the thrills of action and adventure with the speculative elements of science fiction, exploring themes of resistance, individuality, and the ethics of psychic manipulation in a juvenile setting.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Heather Anastasiu
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