MOON HACKERS
By R.A. Dines
She was sent to the moon to learn to code. Instead she learns the dangerous secret that Big Smile Corp will do anything to keep quiet.
MOON HACKERS is a 45k word science fiction upper middle grade novel. The book will appeal to fans of Jennifer Holm's THE LION OF MARS, B.B. Alston's AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS, and Amy McCulloch's JINXED. As the backdrop to an elaborately planned computer hack, this coming of age story explores deep female friendship, coping with feelings of abandonment by her parents, and the beginnings of young love.
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About the Book
Life is boring on the moon.
Even with stewed grubs for lunch, regular spacewalks for low-oxygen drills, and skydiving sims. Not that 13 year old Moon Girl minds — for the first time she has a best friend and challenging coding sets to occupy her anxious mind. Even with 6x less gravity on the moon, the past four years living at the a prestigious Lunar Coding Complex run by the sinister Big Smile Corp, have been more stable than her life ever was on Earth.
The problem with a charismatic best friend is that she's a magnet for trouble. The friends attempt (and fail) to hack the school's core database, catching the attention of a group of rebel hackers led by Dovrin, Moon Girl's long-time crush. When Dovrin invites her to join his crew, Moon Girl is thrilled at the chance to spend more time with him and prove her skills as a hacker.
Moon Girl agrees to help, but as she gets in deeper with the rebels and closer with Dovrin, she realizes she's jeopardizing the only friendship she ever had. So when she discovers Big Smile Corp's dangerous secret that threatens the lives of everyone she loves, she's not sure where to turn. Even if they accomplish their mission, will they be able to safely return to Earth?
And if they fail, what price will Big Smile Corp make them pay?
Perfect for readers who love:
- Stories about real friendships in otherworldly settings
- Complex characters solving mysteries and going on adventures together
- Books that make you think about the future
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