Juniper Knox doesn't know her birthright. Her parents died when she was little and her Grandpa Edgar has been doing his best to guide her through the post-Blight world. Juni has become friendly with plifters, paper lifters, who scourge the local areas to find any valuable scrap of paper to sell that could help pay for Grandpa's medical needs. The dystopian society has reduced options for educational opportunities, but is it in Juni's power to change that? Frank L. Cole perfectly name drops authors and seminal books that are required reading for our culture despite not being available within the book's society. The plot provides just enough suspense to hook and maintain middle-grade reader's interest. This is recommended reading for anyone wanting to recognize connections to today's culture of censorship.

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This book was fast-paced and hard to put down. I read it in less than twenty-four hours.
A world without trees, paper, and of course books. A world that is under control of
everyone, through devices that are put in the ear of these people, can control what
you hear and know where you are. But Juniper doesn’t like to be controlled and is
determined to find a better solution. When a plastic card reminds her of something
else, she is determined to learn what her parents died trying to find out.

First of all, I loved the book. It was written in such a great way. I enjoyed reading it from the beginning to the end and I can't wait for the second book to come out (if there will be one. And of course, this book hasn't been published yet, but that is beside the point).
I will be recommending the book to my library once it's published and I will be recommending it to all the friends I think would enjoy it.
I was however a bit confused about Juni's gender and didn't really get that she was a girl until page 30, but that is probably just me.
I almost cried when Juni and Kobyn knocked over the bookshelves and those books were destroyed. That hurt me deep inside more than the moment I thought Zeno had "died" and more than the moment of panic when grandpa Edgar went into the hospital.

This was a fast paced sci/fi adventure that shows the importance of books, learning, and freedom of thought. The main character is a great role model for students reading the book and there is great world building. This is a very interesting world and I hope it becomes a series.