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Synopsis
Cross the grid. Survive the storms. Let your destiny burn. When mankind’s attempts to control nature backfire, Texas descends into a wasteland. Storms rage and ravenous beasts roam the Outer Grid. The only safe havens rest inside the tech-obsessed domed cities. But when her parents are murdered inside the Plex City dome, seventeen-year-old Juniper Conway wants revenge. Ties to her extended family threaten to pull her back as she runs from city to city. The Plex is endangering its citizens by legalizing a deadly nano drug, and Juniper’s family needs her help to deliver the counteragent. Saving the city who orphaned her goes against everything she stands for. The only way out is to brave the wasteland. Juniper joins a shipping crew fearless enough to transport food across the Outer Grid. But when a string of bad luck turns lethal, she fears something, or someone, is dragging her back to the Plex. As her world sinks into chaos, Juniper must decide if revenge is worth the lives of the crew she has come to love.
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Is The Chaos Grid (Volume 1) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Parents should know this book contains the murder of the protagonist's parents, violence from wasteland beasts, references to deadly nano drugs, and perilous survival situations. The focus is on revenge, moral choices, and found family rather than graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death of parent, death, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to Juniper's quest for revenge through a dangerous post-apocalyptic Texas wasteland where she must choose between vengeance and saving others.