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Skinned is a science fiction novel exploring themes of identity, humanity, and prejudice through a protagonist forced into an artificial body after a near-fatal accident. While the core concept is mature and psychologically challenging, the violence is not graphic, and the book ultimately emphasizes empathy and self-acceptance. It's best suited for thoughtful middle-to-early-teen readers comfortable with philosophical questions about what makes us human.
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Lia Kahn was perfect: rich, beautiful, popular -- until the accident that nearly killed her. Now she has been downloaded into a new body that only looks human. Lia will never feel pain again, she will never age, and she can't ever truly die. But she is also rejected by her friends, betrayed by her boyfriend, and aliena... Lia Kahn was perfect: rich, beautiful, popular -- until the accident that nearly killed her. Now she has been downloaded into a new body that only looks human. Lia will never feel pain again, she will never age, and she can't ever truly die. But she is also rejected by her friends, betrayed by her boyfriend, and alienated from her old life. Forced to the fringes of society, Lia joins others like her. But they are looked at as freaks. They are hated...and feared. They are everything but human, and according to most people, this is the ultimate crime -- for which they must pay the ultimate price.
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- Juvenile Fiction
- Children's fiction
- Accidents, fiction
- Interpersonal relations, fiction
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ISBN 9781416996354 · Simon and Schuster