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In the glossy community of Candor, Oscar Banks appears to be the ideal teenager—straight A's, student‑body president, and a phone‑in‑ear for every club. Yet behind his flawless image he operates a clandestine service that delivers personal messages to counter the exact subliminal “Messages” his father distributes to parents, designed to mold children into compliant, perfect citizens. When Oscar encounters Nia, a girl whose very existence challenges the town’s carefully engineered peace, he faces a dilemma: protect her and risk his identity and safety, or let her transform her little world without restraint. The novel follows Oscar’s internal struggle and his battle against the powerful forces that keep Candor seemingly perfect.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Pam Bachorz
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