Ones We're Meant to Find

by

336 pages

English language

Published Oct. 14, 2021 by Roaring Brook Press.

ISBN:
978-1-250-25857-1
Copied ISBN!

View on OpenLibrary

(4 reviews)

Cee has been trapped on an abandoned island for three years without any recollection of how she arrived, or memories from her life prior. All she knows is that somewhere out there, beyond the horizon, she has a sister named Kay, and it’s up to Cee to cross the ocean and find her.

In a world apart, 16-year-old STEM prodigy Kasey Mizuhara lives in an eco-city built for people who protected the planet―and now need protecting from it. With natural disasters on the rise due to climate change, eco-cities provide clean air, water, and shelter. Their residents, in exchange, must spend at least a third of their time in stasis pods, conducting business virtually whenever possible to reduce their environmental footprint. While Kasey, an introvert and loner, doesn’t mind the lifestyle, her sister Celia hated it. Popular and lovable, Celia much preferred the outside world. But no one could have …

2 editions

Review of "Ones We're Meant to Find" on 'Goodreads'

Reading this in 2021 certainly hits different than it would have a few years earlier. A tremendous exploration of identity, the challenges of collective action, and how we relate to each other as more of our interactions are mediated by technology, I'm hard pressed to think of much that didn't click for me here. Will be mulling this over for a long time to come.

avatar for Dvmheather

rated it

avatar for otterlove

rated it

avatar for Hyzie

rated it

Subjects

  • Science fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Dystopia
  • Mystery