The Unidentified

"Debut author Mariz successfully creates a frighteningly real, sadly jaded world where teens' material affections are bought and sold on an open market thinly disguised as education."--Kirkus Reviews "Kid takes readers through myriad emotions on her whirlwind tour as a "name" in the game, and readers will be fixated until the very end. "--School Library Journal "Subversive, cleverly written, challenging, and surprising."--Cory Doctorow, bestselling author of LITTLE BROTHER "As its characters might say, 'Google, what a book!' THE UNIDENTIFIED does what only good speculative fiction can: it uses the language of the future to show us a twisted reflection of our own lives."--Ned Vizzini, author of IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY "This is a futuristic, underground, anticorporate mystery/call to action with a dash of romantic interest that will find a niche with readers of other outsider fiction and those who enjoy imagining the way we will interact in the not-so-distant future."--Booklist "Mariz carefully presents Kid, baffled by the spotlight and longing for days when she could just coast, as not quite being what either group wants, placing her plausibly in a confused middle ground as she, like most teens, struggles to balance individuality and capitalism. "--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "This story of conformity, rebellion, and seeking one's identity is evocative of Scott Westerfeld and Cory Doctorow, injecting a dystopian setting with an optimistic, antiestablishment undercurrent. "--Publishers Weekly This is a futuristic, underground, anticorporate mystery/call to action with a dash of romantic interest that will find a niche with readers of other outsider fiction and those who enjoy imagining the way we will interact in the not-so-distant future. --Booklist" Mariz carefully presents Kid, baffled by the spotlight and longing for days when she could just coast, as not quite being what either group wants, placing her plausibly in a confused middle ground as she, like most teens, struggles to balance individuality and capitalism. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books" Debut author Mariz successfully creates a frighteningly real, sadly jaded world where teens material affections are bought and sold on an open market thinly disguised as education. --Kirkus Reviews" Kid takes readers through myriad emotions on her whirlwind tour as a name in the game, and readers will be fixated until the very end. --School Library Journal" This story of conformity, rebellion, and seeking one s identity is evocative of Scott Westerfeld and Cory Doctorow, injecting a dystopian setting with an optimistic, antiestablishment undercurrent. --Publishers Weekly" As its characters might say, Google, what a book! THE UNIDENTIFIED does what only good speculative fiction can: it uses the language of the future to show us a twisted reflection of our own lives. --Ned Vizzini, author of IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY" Subversive, cleverly written, challenging, and surprising. --Cory Doctorow, bestselling author of LITTLE BROTHER"