Sixteen-year-old Jimi knows people change, but nothing could prepare her for what’s about to happen to her best friend, Del.
Over the years, their friendship has been evolving—and Jimi is starting to wonder if they could become more than friends. But Del is obsessed with becoming a chimera: a person with animal features, achieved by splicing animal genes into their own DNA. It's a dangerous and controversial process, provided illegally by back-alley doctors called genies.
The dramatic physical changes chimeras go through have scared lawmakers into drafting legislation to declare chimeras officially non-human— taking away all protections under the law. When Del goes missing, Jimi is desperate to find him before he alters himself forever.
To save him, Jimi must risk her life—all while knowing that if getting spliced is the choice Del has made, it means he’s leaving her behind forever. Unlikely allies and powerful enemies clash as Jimi questions her beliefs and uncovers closely-guarded secrets about her own past.
Set in a near-future society where technology is redefining what it means to be human, Spliced is part science fiction, part political thriller, raising questions about genetic modification and how we treat each other that will stay with you long after the final page.
The hardcover and paperback editions features a striking, texturally-embossed spot gloss cover, and the paperback features a sneak-peak at the heart-pounding sequel, Splintered.
A Hal Clement Notable Young Adult Book 2018
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About the Author:
Jon McGoran has written seven books for adults, including the eco-thrillers Drift, Deadout, and Dust Up called "outstanding" in a Publishers Weekly starred review, as well as the D. H. Dublin forensic thrillers. He is also the author of The Dead Ring, based on the television series The Blacklist. Jon McGoran is a founding member of The Liars Club, a group of writers dedicated to helping other writers, and co-host of The Liars Club Oddcast, a podcast about writing and creativity. Spliced is McGoran's first book for young adults. He lives in Pennsylvania with his family.
Review:
"Timely, thrilling, and more than a little scary."
-- Kirkus
"McGoran doesn't skimp on the action...suspenseful and scary... timely [and] thought provoking"
-- Booklist
"Spliced...does notdisappoint.... McGoran keeps you hooked from the start."
-- Bookriot
"This page turner grabs you by the throat and won't let go."
--Laurie Halse Anderson, Internationally acclaimed NY Timesbestselling author of Speak and Chains
"This one has it all! Jon McGoran brings serious gameto the YA genre!"
-- Jonathan Maberry, NYTimes bestselling author of Rot &Ruin and Mars One
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- PublisherHoliday House
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 0823438554
- ISBN 13 9780823438556
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages400
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