Remake

by Ilima Todd

Overview

A future without family.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629731919
Publisher:	Deseret Book Company
Publication date:	10/14/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Ilima Todd was born and raised on the north shore of Oahu and currently resides in the Rocky Mountains. She never wanted to be a writer even though she loves books and reading. She earned a degree in physics instead. But the characters in her head refused to be ignored, and now she spends her time writing science fiction for teens. When she is not writing, Ilima loves to spend time with her husband and four children.

Read an Excerpt

Male or female?

My finger hesitates over the touch screen. How can I decide which to be for the rest of my life? It's so . . . permanent.

My finger connects with the third option: Undecided.

"You know, Nine," Theron says. "In three days, you won't have that option anymore."

"I know," I say. "I'll be ready."

Editorial Reviews

08/18/2014
A familiar duality forms the basis of Todd’s dystopian debut: sterile technology versus gritty, back-to-the-earth primitivism. Nine is a product of the former, “Made” as part of a Batch of 20 “new humans” and raised by Fosterers as an infantilized androgyne. Now nearly 17, Nine is on the brink of her Remake, when she may choose her gender, appearance, and profession and be launched as a full-fledged adult in Freedom One (formerly Sydney, Australia). That she has been denied her first choice of occupation and advised that she is, in some mysterious way, “an experiment,” is shadowing her excitement. Meanwhile, Kai has been raised in a nuclear family that survives by farming and fishing, with labor divided by traditional gender roles. He distrusts technology to the point of paranoia, which makes for a rocky start when Nine and Kai inevitably collide. Todd does little to complicate the simplicity of this opposition or substantively explore the issues of gender identity she raises, but Nine is still an endearing character, endlessly questioning the existential choices she confronts. Ages 12–up. Agent: Katherine Boyle, Veritas Literary. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

A superbly crafted and original story, Remake clearly documents author Ilima Todd as an impressively gifted novelist. Pure entertainment from beginning to end, Remake is very highly recommended for community library collections."

Midwest Book Review

"This young adult dystopian novel is set on a future version of Earth and it was fun to see what changes author Ilima Todd imagined...Include[s] some unexpected twists. She touches on some subjects that may start you thinking—such as gender roles and the importance (or lack thereof) for families in society, and several others topics.Dystopia fans will love this addition to the genre.  Remake is first in a planned series and I'm intrigued to see where Todd continues the story."

Compass Book Ratings

"From thrilling action to sweet romance to intriguing decisions that must be made, Remake is a brilliant debut not to be missed."

author of the Possession trilogy Elana Johnson

IndieFab Award Finalist 2014 for Young Adult Fiction

Foreword Reviews

"From thrilling action to sweet romance to intriguing decisions that must be made, Remake is a brilliant debut not to be missed."—Elana Johnson, author of the Possession trilogy

Elana Johnson