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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"It is 1937, and Laura Ann Langston lives in an America divided - between those who work the mystical arts and those who do not. Ever since the Great Rust, a catastrophic event that blighted the arcane force called the Dynamism and threw America into disarray, the country has been rebuilding for a better future. And everyone knows the future is industry and technology - otherwise known as Mechomancy - not the traditional mystical arts. Laura disagrees....
2) Pulse
Author
Series
Pulse trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the year 2051, when most Americans live in one of two gigantic, modern States, Faith Daniels, part of a dwindling group that lives between, learns that she, like other misfits, has unusual abilities that could help when the inevitable war begins.
4) Dot
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In her fascination with technology, a confident and spunky girl pays little attention to the outside world before learning how to make room for real things in ways that help her make the most of her savvy technical expertise.
5) Tek
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Tek is a cave boy in love with tech: his tablet, videogames, phone, and TV keep him deep in his cave, glued to his devices, day in and day out. He never sees his friends or family anymore -- and his ability to communicate has devolved to just one word: "UGH"! Can anyone in the village convince Tek to unplug and come outside into the big, beautiful world?
6) DOLL-E 1.0
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Charlotte has a talent for anything technological, so when she receives a doll as a present, she upgrades it with a few spare parts and some code to create a new and improved friend.--Provided by Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
A freshman at MIT, seventeen-year-old Mei Lu tries to live up to her Taiwanese parents' expectations, but no amount of tradition, obligation, or guilt prevent her from hiding several truths--that she is a germaphobe who cannot become a doctor, she prefers dancing to biology, she decides to reconnect with her estranged older brother, and she is dating a Japanese boy. Can she find a way to be herself, before her web of lies unravels?
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Entertainment
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When the power goes out, it sparks an idea for Dot, Hal, Mom, and Dad. But stepping away from gadgets and devices isn't as easy as it seems. No video games, no laptaps or tablet, no drone. A trip to the basement turns up some interesting materials, none of which require electricity, software, or Internet access. What Dot and her family will need to plug into are their imaginations, creativity, and sense of adventure. They sing, play games, make art,...
9) Our table
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life, distractions, and technology pulled them all away from each other. They used to gather at the table, with food and love, to make memories, share their lives, and revel in time spent together. But now her family has been drifting apart, and with nobody to gather around it, the table grows smaller and smaller. Can Violet remind her family of the warmth of time spent together, and...
10) The split second
Author
Series
The Seems volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Now thirteen-years-old and still a Fixer in the parallel universe called the Seems, Becker Drane is called upon to repair the damage caused by an enormous bomb planted in the Department of Time, an act of terrorism perpetrated by the evil members of the Tide, a group that is trying to destroy the World.
11) Bye, car
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's Play Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Two children are fascinated by the vehicles that surround them. Big, small, noisy, quiet, an endless stream passes through the streets each day, and the children wave them all goodbye. But exciting though they are, many vehicles also have a damaging impact on the environment. Is there a better way to get around? A greener alternative?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
After escaping the runaway spaceship, George finds himself on a barren Earth where society is under corporate control, access to technology is restricted, and the uneducated population is swamped with fake news.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Authors with Asian Heritage: Books for Elementary
Authors with Asian Heritage: Books for Middle Grade
Authors with Asian Heritage: Books for Middle Grade
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Description
In a near future where most adults are connected to the multiweb through neural implants, a twelve-year-old uncovers a corporate plot to genetically manipulate her classmates, and her scientist mother may be involved in the conspiracy.
Author
Series
The Seems volume 3
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Suspended for a year from his duties as a Fixer in the parallel universe called the Seems, fourteen-year-old Becker is called back into service when an entire Train of Thought is lost in the deserts of the Middle of Nowhere.
15) Disconnect
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Daria's addiction to technology creates serious problems in her life.
16) A web of air
Author
Series
Hungry city chronicles. Prequels volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In Mayda, a post-apocalyptic city off the coast of Portugal, a brilliant young engineer and a mysterious recluse race to build a flying machine, unaware that powerful enemies will kill to possess--or destroy--their new technology.
Author
Series
43 Old Cemetery Road volume 4
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
With the impending closure of the post office, the transition to the new communication system VEXT-mail is anything but smooth for the human and paranormal residents of Ghastly, Illinois. Story told mostly through letters.
Author
Series
Swift and Hawk volume 1
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
An addictive new spy adventure series for Alex Rider fans who love action-packed stories and all things tech. When their families mysteriously disappear, Swift and Hawk, teen experts in AI and robotics, are recruited by the secretive Mobius Program to crack an unbreakable code. They are immediately plunged into a life-and-death rescue mission, that takes them from hidden tunnels beneath the British Museum, to the dangerous docklands of Amsterdam in...
19) Quicksilver
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
To prevent the public from learning about Tori's unusual DNA, technology "geek" Tori and her adoptive parents move to a new town and change their names.
20) Be my enemy
Author
Series
Everness volume 2
Publisher
Pyr
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
14-year-old science whiz Everett Singh continues to outthink his enemies while navigating the multiverse searching for his dad, lost in a parallel universe.
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