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Unconscious for fourteen months after a debilitating accident, Maddy Grant awakens at the Braintree Institute, where scientists have successfully implanted her with a radical technology designed to correct her brain injury. But Maddy is more than cured. Her intellect has been enhanced to... read more
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"Equal parts science fiction thriller and coming-of-consciousness tale, this page-turner lays bare the inanity of modern-day existence in grand style. After 17-year-old Madeleine "Maddy" Grant suffers a severe brain injury, an experimental neurological treatment from the enigmatic Braintree... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Madeline (Maddy) Grant: Maddy Grant is an ordinary teenage girl who becomes the subject of a radical neurological experiment that increases her intelligence exponentially...but she soon learns that there is a dark side to being the smartest person in the room.
- Ben Blevin: Add a description of this character.
- Chandra Stevens
- Stephanie
- Dr. Plummer
- Lakisha
- Marina
- Donna
- Denton
- Mary
- Sam
- Madeline Grant
- Lawlor
- Roger Grant
- Reinaldi
- Beth
- Jonas
- Rudy
Quotes edit
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“I can't believe I never realized before just how much of our society is based on blind conditioning. Everything could work so much better than it does! It's kind of terrifying.”
Maddy Grant -
“A mind is a terrible thing to waste, Madeline, and we're in the recycling business.”
Dr. Chandra Stevens
First Sentence edit
As Maddy Grant plummeted from the forty-second floor to certain death amid the blaring traffic of Ninth Avenue, all she could think was, stupid.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Walter Greatshell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ace
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 2011
ISBN: 978-0-441-02012-6
Page Count: 306
Publisher: Ace
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 2011
ISBN: 978-0-441-02012-6
Page Count: 306
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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