{"product_id":"free-to-fall-isbn-9780062199812","title":"Free to Fall","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of Parallel comes a high-stakes romantic puzzler set in a near-future where everyone's life is seamlessly orchestrated by personal electronic devices, perfect for fans of Black Mirror. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast-forward to a time when Apple and Google have been replaced by Gnosis, a monolith corporation that has developed the most life-changing technology to ever hit the market: Lux, an app that flawlessly optimizes decision-making for the best personal results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust like everyone else, sixteen-year-old Rory Vaughn knows the key to a happy, healthy life is to follow what Lux recommends. When she's accepted to the elite boarding school Theden Academy, her future happiness seems all the more assured. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut once on campus, something feels wrong beneath the polished surface of her prestigious dream school. Then she meets North, a handsome townie who doesn't use Lux, and begins to fall for him and his outsider way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon Rory is going against Lux's recommendations, listening instead to the inner voice that everyone has been taught to ignore—a choice that leads her to uncover a truth neither she nor the world ever saw coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImaginative and thrilling, this fast-paced story with two starred reviews is not to be missed!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Miller offers an intricately plotted, intellectually rich thriller that will please a range of readers, from those searching for a page-turner to those wishing to thoroughly engage the mind.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Engaging and thought-provoking, Free to Fall should appeal to a variety of readers with its blend of action, secrecy, and romance, and it provides excellent discussion opportunities.” —School Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA High-Tech Dystopian World:\u003c\/b\u003e Meet Lux—a life-optimizing app from a monolith corporation that makes every choice for you. The only problem? It demands you ignore your own inner voice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Elite and Secretive Academy:\u003c\/b\u003e Beneath the polished surface of Theden Academy, sixteen-year-old Rory Vaughn senses something is deeply wrong. And the truth is more dangerous than she could imagine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Forbidden Romance:\u003c\/b\u003e When Rory falls for North, a handsome townie who lives completely off the grid, she starts to see the cracks in her perfectly optimized world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Fast-Paced Tech Thriller:\u003c\/b\u003e Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, this electrifying page-turner will keep you guessing until the very last page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eLexicon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRory Vaughn: a brainy sixteen-year-old who has always felt like an outsider, although she can't put her finger on a reason why. When she is accepted into an elite boarding school, she believes she's finally found a place where she belongs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheden Academy: the only high school of its kind, Theden is an intense two-year liberal arts program for the strong willed and highly gifted. But behind its polished exterior lurk dark secrets—including ones about Rory's own past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorth Pascal: a handsome, tattooed, coffee barista townie who knows as much about philosophy as Rory's classmates. He was banned from Theden's campus for breaking and entering. This isn't North's only secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLux: the decision-making app that everyone uses. No longer caught up in the details of their everyday lives—all those endless decisions!—people are free to just enjoy themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Doubt: the colloquial name for the \"whisper within\" that children hear but adults are taught to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePraise for PARALLEL: “A fun, twisty novel about the paths you choose and the paths you don’t…to follow your heart’s desire. Deeply romantic and entertaining!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelissa de la Cruz, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of BLUE BLOODS and WITCHES OF EAST END\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Penetrating, jaw–dropping, and so real, PARALLEL had me turning pages at warp speed, hoping for the best tomorrow. Read this book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuntley Fitzpatrick, author of MY LIFE NEXT DOOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiller (Parallel) offers an intricately plotted, intellectually rich thriller that will please a range of readers, from those searching for a page-turner to those wishing to thoroughly engage the mind. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiller smartly doesn’t exchange strong, involving characters for nonstop action—there’s plenty of both. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Best. Debut. Novel. Ever.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLauren Barnholdt, author of TWO–WAY STREET\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“PARALLEL beautifully tackles the universal themes of fate, destiny, and the search for a soulmate, proving that there are no wrong turns. 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Miller nails the inner snark of the high school senior, as well as the confusion of figuring out just where your life is supposed to be headed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKat Zhang, author of WHAT’S LEFT OF ME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngaging and thought-provoking, Free to Fall should appeal to a variety of readers with its blend of action, secrecy, and romance, and it provides excellent discussion opportunities. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888120295653,"sku":"NP9780062199812","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062199812.jpg?v=1730228198","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/free-to-fall-isbn-9780062199812","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}