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Set in a world where everyone’s future is determined by their Genetic Report Card, a girl who’s always believed she was at the top of society finds out her score was based off someone else’s DNA in this high-stakes middle grade dystopian novel.

For as long as Mikayla can remember, her future has been laid out for her. As an Elite in a world divided by genetic Elites, Defectives, and Expendables, she’ll live up to her stellar Genetic Report Card score of ninety-four by excelling academically, gaining acceptance into the Elite Scholars program, and eventually working for GenIn, the company that saved humanity after the catastrophic Great Dying.

All seems to be going as planned until a surprise assignment during Mikayla’s class changes everything. Soon, she’s reconnecting with a friend she thought she’d lost forever and—for the first time in her life—questioning the society she has put her trust in.

But if Mikayla isn’t the model citizen she always believed herself to be, then who is she?

About the author

Anna Monders

Product details

• Authors: Anna Monders, Anna Monders
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 99
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 09.04.2026
• EAN: 9781665972796
• ISBN: 978-1-6659-7279-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 21 mm
• Illustrations: f-c matte lam jacket on metallic stock w- emboss & two hits opaque white; 1-c edges
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Dystopian, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Technology / General, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories