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Amped parent’s guide: what’s inside
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A note for parents
Amped is a science fiction thriller that explores civil rights and persecution through the lens of technologically enhanced humans. While the premise is compelling and age-appropriate in concept, the execution includes moderate violence, chase sequences, and some tense/dark themes that push it toward older teen readers. The book rewards empathy and questions about justice, but contains enough intensity to warrant a 14+ recommendation.
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Technology makes them superhuman. But mere mortals want them kept in their place. Enter a stunning world where technology and humanity clash in terrifying and surprising ways. Some people are implanted with upgrades that make them capable of superhuman feats. The powerful technology has profound consequences for societ... Technology makes them superhuman. But mere mortals want them kept in their place. Enter a stunning world where technology and humanity clash in terrifying and surprising ways. Some people are implanted with upgrades that make them capable of superhuman feats. The powerful technology has profound consequences for society, and soon a set of laws is passed that restricts the abilities - and rights - of 'amplified' humans. On the day that the Supreme Court passes the first of these laws, 29-year-old Owen Gray discovers that his seizure-supressing medical implant is actually a powerful upgrade. Owen joins the ranks of a new persecuted underclass known as 'amps' and is forced to go on the run, desperate to reach an outpost in Oklahoma where, it is rumoured, a group of the most enhanced amps are about to change the world - or destroy it.
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- Fiction
- Human experimentation in medicine
- Civil rights
- Fiction, science fiction, hard science fiction
- Fiction, thrillers, general
- Fiction, technological
- Fiction, thrillers, technological
- Fiction, thrillers, suspense
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ISBN 9781471102059 · Simon and Schuster