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Saving Asha. That's my religion. That's my science … Without Asha, there is no me.
Asha is dead. Years of medical treatment were not enough to heal her. The only way 17-year-old Calico can save her younger sister now is by joining her in death—at least until modern medicine can bring them both back to healthy life. Cryogenics is the answer: Scientific. Legal. Safe. Or so Dr Fates would have her believe. He plans to preserve the sisters' bodies until his biotechnology research finds a cure for Asha.
But when Calico is brought back to life, she's in a post climate catastrophe, low-tech future trapped in a research facility. She's at risk of being sold off to a sinister enforced breeding programme. And worst of all—Asha is missing.
Calico must find a way to save her sister, herself, and the new friends she's made among the other test subjects. But first she has to unravel the secrets the facility is hiding and reveal the lies she has been part of.
In this striking debut, Kathryn Clark raises poignant questions about the ethics of medical science, humans playing God, the consequences of our choices, and the place of consent in healthcare.
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coming of age, friendship, family, ethics, experimentation, grief, cryogenics
Calico’s sister is dying of an incurable disease. As she passes away, a doctor convinces Calico that he can save her in the future. He has the technology to freeze her sister now while they wait for a cure. Calico agrees to be frozen alongside her sister as payment. When she finally wakes up, she’s faced with mystery and lies—and all she wants to do is find her sister. This intriguing dystopian story explores medical consent and human experimentation but has a prevailing sense of hope and is ideal for senior high readers.
