California Young Reader Medal
2016 · Young Adult · Nominee
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Sixteen-year-old Cinder is considered a technological mistake by most of society and a burden by her stepmother. Being cyborg does have its benefits, though: Cinder's brain interface has given her an uncanny ability to fix things (robots, hovers, her own malfunctioning parts), making her the best mechanic in New Beijing. This reputation brings Prince Kai himself to her Weekly market booth, needing her to repair a broken android before the annual ball. He jokingly calls it "a matter of national security," but Cinder suspects it's more serious than he's letting on.
Although eager to impress the prince, Cinder's intentions are derailed when her younger stepsister, and only human friend, is infected with the Fatal plague that's been devastating Earth for a decade. Blaming Cinder for her daughter's illness, Cinder's stepmother volunteers her body for plague research, an "honor" that no one has survived.
But it doesn't take long for the scientists to discover something unusual about their new guinea pig. Something others would kill for...
Although eager to impress the prince, Cinder's intentions are derailed when her younger stepsister, and only human friend, is infected with the Fatal plague that's been devastating Earth for a decade. Blaming Cinder for her daughter's illness, Cinder's stepmother volunteers her body for plague research, an "honor" that no one has survived.
But it doesn't take long for the scientists to discover something unusual about their new guinea pig. Something others would kill for...
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Nutmeg Book Award
2016 · Teen · Nominee
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2016 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Colorado Blue Spruce Award
2015 · Young Adult · Nominee
Colorado Blue Spruce Award
2015 · Young Adult · Winner
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
2015 · Young Adult · Nominee
Golden Sower Award
2015 · Young Adult · Nominee
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2015 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2015 · Grades 6-8 · Second Place
Sequoyah Book Award
2015 · High School · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2015 · Intermediate · Nominee
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2015 · Middle School · Nominee
Young Hoosier Book Award
2015 · Middle Grades · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2015 · Intermediate/Grades 7-9 · Nominee
Beehive Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Charlotte Award
2014 · High School/Grades 9-12 · Winner
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2014 · Teen · Recommended
Iowa Teen Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2014 · Ages 12 & Up · Nominee
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Truman Readers Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Truman Readers Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Third Place
Volunteer State Book Award
2014 · High School · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2014 · Middle School · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2013 · Fourteen and Up · Recommended
Indies Choice Book Award
2013 · Young Adult · Honor Book
Isinglass Teen Read Award
2013 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2013 · Young Adult · Nominee
Tayshas Reading
2013 · Young Adult · Commended
Texas Lone Star Reading List
2013 · Young Adult · Commended
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