Paige Not Found

Paige is 11-12 years old. She is autistic. Her parents have had a high tech chip implanted in her by a nano tech company called Nucleus, which Paige discovers from reading an email sent to her dad. With the help of her friend Mara they discover the tech in her head is called The Dot and tracks everything she does and there are more people like her that have had the implant. Together they locate some other autistic guinea pigs who have The Dot.

This is an interesting tale dealing with diversity, neurospicy teens and the issue of consent. There’s a lot of discussion points in the text that need gentle handling and careful discussion with young teens. For neurospicy students this is a great yarn that will surely allow them to feel validated and give them a sense of 'I'm not alone’ and 'I can make a difference in the world'. It’s written in kid-friendly language and features brave and strong-willed female characters.

There are no illustrations but is made up of short chapters of 10-15 pages long.