{"product_id":"the-visitor-the-clone-codes-book-3-isbn-9780439929875","title":"The Visitor (The Clone Codes, Book 3)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e      The stunning conclusion to the Clone Codes trilogy\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is a wicked system of operation inside the Topas Corporation, where clones are produced. Only authorized Topas officials are allowed inside. Only they, along with the clones themselves, know what happens within the walls of the world’s largest and most powerful cloning company. This final book of The Clone Codes plunges readers into this strange reality. At the same time, The World Federation of Nations has issued an urgent decree to the masses--find Houston Ye, a cyborg, and Leanna Deberry, a clone, both fugitives! There is a $1 million bounty on each of their heads if captured alive. Once again, the McKissacks blend a futuristic world with events from world history to create a gripping sci-fi adventure.     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Clone Codes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fast-paced adventure... provocative.\" — \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Exciting for sci-fi lovers... a powerful story.\" — Kidzworld.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Attractive for reluctant readers.\" — \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Makes room for historical parallels that are vivid without being preachy... intriguing.\" — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e      Patricia C.and Fredrick L. McKissack are the authors of numerous and acclaimed books, including REBELS AGAINST SLAVERY: AMERICAN SLAVE REVOLTS and BLACK HAND, WHITE SAILS: THE STORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WHALERS, both CSK Honor Books. They have also collaborated on SOJOURNER TRUTH: AIN'T  I A WOMAN?, a CSK Honor Book, winner of an NAACP Image Award, and a Boston Globe\/Horn Book Award. For the first time this husband-wife team invites their grown son, John McKissack, a mechanical engineer, to join them as a technical advisor in the creation of this new series. The elder McKissacks live in St. Louis, MO. John lives in Memphis, TN with his wife, Michelle, and three sons, John, Everett and Peter.     \u003cbr\u003e      Patricia and Fredrick McKissack are the authors of numerous award-winning books, including REBELS AGAINST SLAVERY: AMERICAN SLAVE REVOLTS and BLACK HANDS, WHITE SAILS: THE STORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WHALERS, both Coretta Scott King Honor Books, and SOJOURNER TRUTH: AIN'T I A WOMAN? a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Boston Globe\/Horn Book Award. Patricia and Fredrick McKissack live in St. Louis, Missouri. John McKissack resides in Memphis, Tennessee.     \u003cbr\u003e      Patricia and Frederick McKissack are the authors of numerous award-winning books, including REBELS AGAINST SLAVERY: AMERICAN SLAVES REVOLT and BLACK HANDS, WHITE SAILS: THE STORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WHALERS, both Coretta Scott King Honor Books, and SOJOURNER TRUTH: AIN'T I A WOMAN?, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book  and winner of the Boston Globe\/Horn Book Award. Patricia and Frederick McKissack live in St. Louis, Missouri. John McKissack resides in Memphis, Tennessee.     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe Clone Codes: The Visitors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI try to stay calm, but I'm gagging.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow long have I been here?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI'm so tired. Did I fall asleep again?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy eyes hurt. The bright lights stab at me. It's worse than someone poking my eyes with a stick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI can't move my arms and legs in all this thickness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI can't move my hands either. They've been tied with ropes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI'm stuck in some kind of glass jar, with wires connected to my body. I start to cry, and soon sleep takes over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I wake, I'm choking, gagging even harder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tube pushes icy liquid into my throat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy body knows to swallow. My stomach fills quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are no more wires, just the tubes in my mouth and nose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I glance at my hands, I see they are bright orange. 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