Title: The Secret Under My Skin
Author: Janet McNaughton
Publish Date: 2000
Publisher: HarperCollin Children’s Books
Pages: 262pp
ISBN: 006008989X
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Science Fiction
Annotation: It is the year 2368, and Blay Raytee, a government work-camp orphan who has no birthday, no real name, and almost no memories. In fact, her future seems as glum as her past. Until she is selected to help a powerful young bio-indicator, in which sets Blay on a path of discovery.
Plot Summary: The world has just suffered from a technocaust that has left a generation of orphans. Blay Raytee, one of those orphans, is chosen for a special mission to help a powerful young bio-indicator name Marrella. This sets Blay into a world of discovery as she is finding out that all may not be what it seems. The secrets she uncovers may be the elements to help restore her past and the human race.
Personal Response: A compelling story about a possible future. Janet McNaughton warns people that too much technology can have a dangerous and devastating affect on the human race.
~Reader’s Advisory~
Themes: Things are always as they seem. You have the power to change them and/or help people. Too much technology is not necessarily a good thing.
Age Range: 13 and up
Subjects: Identity, Bravery, Courage, Orphan, Confidence, Acceptance, Government, Humanity, Dsytopia, Post Apocalyptic,
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