Heard on audiotape. The story was pretty lame. I wanted to like it, I wanted this to be an interesting story about rebellion against the megacorporations that are destroying our world, crushing the poor. Myers made a good effort at incorporating characters with diverse ethnic backgrounds, but too much of the story was people just rehashing and theorizing about what's going on, what they should do. I increased the speed on the audiotape to get the book over with. At the end, Dahlia makes a good point about needing to choose action which doesn't disrespect the very people you purport to help. a/k/a: the ends don't justify the means. ( )

Oh, how I wanted to like this book. A new Walter Dean Myers book? And a dystopian near future setting? It sounded so good!

I couldn't force myself to finish it -- partly because the plot is so unbelievable -- ok, so you're getting some super smart kids together to change the world -- with you so far... but they're doing it by attending a conference? And somehow this attracts the attention of people who can change the world? Ok? But also the plot is plodding and the characters remain unlikable.

Advanced reader copy provided by edelweiss. ( )

In 2035, Dahlia Grillo, a sixteen-year-old math whiz, joins with six other American teens traveling to England to meet with groups from around the world in hopes of stopping C8, the companies that control nearly everything for their own benefit. ( )

Dahlia, a math whiz from the Bronx, is invited to join a group of teens, led by a rock musician who want to improve their world by preventing one of the major 8 companies that run everything from making things even worse. ( )

In 2035, Dahlia Grillo, a sixteen-year-old math whiz, joins with six other American teens traveling to England to meet with groups from around the world in hopes of stopping C8, the companies that control nearly everything for their own benefit.