![]() ![]() Readers will long for their own baku too. The technology on display is enthralling, making sense as to why it took society by storm. It offers a hint of middle grade romance along with the science fiction and STEM elements. McCullough has written a middle grade novel that is perfect for devouring quickly. Jinx, the cat baku, and Lacey make their way into the elite school, but all is not what it seems both at Moncha and with Jinx. She works for months to restore the entire machine and when the cat baku finally comes online, Lacey receives an email that she has actually been accepted to Profectus. Then Lacey discovers a ruined baku in a ravine after saving her friend’s new baku from a fall. It may be because of her mysterious father who left both their family and Moncha when Lacey was five. She knows her grades are high enough and her test scores are strong, but she gets a rejection letter. Lacey longs to get into Profectus, the school that feeds people directly into Moncha, the company behind the bakus. Lacey spends most of her time in her basement cave where she works on baku, the smart pets that accompany everyone around. ![]() ![]() Set in a modern world where smartphones have been replaced by companion robots shaped like a variety of animals, this middle-grade novel is a dynamic mix of STEM, science fiction and robot battles. ![]()
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