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Wake Up Missing

Kate Messner

Einstein, Edison, DaVinci, Oppenheimer, Curie. The greatest minds in science are about to be illegally recreated--and Cat Grayson must stop it. After suffering a concussion, Cat is attending I-CAN, a groundbreaking facility that promises to cure her of constant headaches and lost memory. But I-CAN is state-of-the-art in its technology and its secrets, with a plan to implant DNA from great scientists into modern kids and use them to create a super-weapon. When Cat and her fellow patients discover the truth, they're in serious danger and must make a daring escape through the Everglades to expose the secrets of I-CAN and save its subjects from losing themselves forever. This fascinating adventure is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
  • Publish Date: Sep 23rd, 2014
  • Pages: 288
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.20in - 5.50in - 0.90in - 0.60lb
  • EAN: 9780802737489
  • Recommended age: 10-14
  • Categories: Science Fiction - GeneralAction & Adventure - Survival StoriesTechnology - General

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About the Author

Messner, Kate: -

Kate Messner is a former middle-school English teacher and the author of E. B. White Read Aloud Award winner The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. and its companion, The Exact Location of Home; Sugar and Ice; Eye of the Storm; Wake Up Missing; All the Answers; The Seventh Wish; Capture the Flag; Hide and Seek; the Marty McGuire chapter book series; the Ranger in Time chapter book series; and several picture books. She lives on Lake Champlain with her husband and two kids. When she's not reading or writing, she loves hiking, kayaking, biking, and watching thunderstorms over the lake. www.katemessner.com
@KateMessner

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Praise for this book

"Middle grade readers seeking adventure stories will enjoy this title. The topics of gene therapy and bioethics provide the reader with food for thought long after the book ends." --Library Media Connection

"Kate Messner combines a fascinating concept with page-turning suspense . . . Reading this book is like a wild roller-coaster ride through the Florida swamps." --Margaret Peterson Haddix, author of The Missing and the Shadow Children series

"An exciting middle-grade thriller." --Publishers Weekly

"Plenty of action. . . these heart-pounding scenes will be a hit." --School Library Journal on Eye of the Storm

"Laced with humor and heart . . . an insightful and affecting read." --Booklist on The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.