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Awaken book8/12/2023 In the summer after graduation, Autumn and Finny reconnect and are finally ready to be more than friends. Growing up, Autumn and Finny were like peas in a pod despite their differences: Autumn is “quirky and odd,” while Finny is “sweet and shy and everyone like him.” But in eighth grade, Autumn and Finny stop being friends due to an unexpected kiss. They drift apart and find new friends, but their friendship keeps asserting itself at parties, shared holiday gatherings and random encounters. The finely drawn characters capture readers’ attention in this debut.Īutumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart their mothers are still best friends. Among the pleasures of this high-tech fairy tale are Maddie’s initiative, courage and independent spirit, stoutly risking rejection in pursuit of her heart’s desire. Before readers can succumb to disbelief, the narrative shifts to Maddie’s dawning attraction to Justin and the natural world he represents, following her sensual voyage of discovery and exploration of first love’s frustrations and joys. However, as the title hints, this debut’s true subject is romantic awakening. The futuristic and political trappings make little sense (DS was instituted to end violence in American schools, including mass killings of elementary schoolchildren by terrorists aiming to curb overpopulation). Thoroughly smitten, Maddie allows Justin and his cohorts to draw her into their conspiracy to end DS for good. Then, at a face-to-face tutoring session, she meets her digital-study–buddy Justin, who introduces her to a new world, the three-dimensional one. She’s been grounded for years-punishment for serious digital misbehavior-and despite a sympathetic mom, her dad, architect of the DS system, won’t let Maddie off the hook yet. Few venture outside their comfortable virtual worlds, but 17-year-old Maddie leads a life even more confined than most. Can love exist in a digital age? It’s 2060, and American teens are educated at home via DS-digital school.
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