The Body Institute
by Carol Riggs
Release
Date: 09/01/15
Entangled
Teen
Summary
from Goodreads:
Meet Morgan Dey, one of the top teen Reducers at The Body Institute.
Thanks to cutting-edge technology, Morgan can temporarily take over
another girl's body, get her in shape, and then return to her own body-leaving her
client slimmer, more toned, and feeling great. Only there are a few catches…
For one, Morgan won't remember what happens in her "Loaner" body. Once
she's done, she won't recall walks with her new friend Matt, conversations with
the super-cute Reducer she's been text-flirting with, or the uneasy feeling she
has that the director of The Body Institute is hiding something. Still, it's
all worth it in the name of science. Until the glitches start…
Suddenly, residual memories from her Loaner are cropping up in Morgan's mind.
She's feeling less like herself and more like someone else. And when protests
from an anti-Body Institute organization threaten her safety, she'll have to
decide if being a Reducer is worth the cost of her body and soul…
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The
Science Fiction of THE BODY INSTITUTE
This novel is set in the near
future, roughly the year 2033. Here’s some technological changes you can expect
to find:
1. EVERYONE HAS AN
IDENTIFICATION CHIP. For security purposes and to prevent identity theft,
everyone has an ID chip inserted into the back of his or her hand. This chip is
scanned before classes, at airports, when riding buses or trains, and while
entering stores or restaurants. Thus, the government knows exactly who you are
and where you are at almost any time.
2.
CASHLESS SOCIETY. The ID chip also serves to pay for
things. No more carrying around cash, no more stolen or misplaced debit/credit
cards! Your hand is simply scanned, often with a handprint added for greater
security. This chip-and-handprint combination is called a “bio-ID,” which is
also useful for signing contracts like Morgan (main character) does when she
accepts her job as a Reducer.
3.
ROBOTS ARE COMMON. In this society, bell-shaped
hostbots guide you through buildings. Servbots take your food and drink orders.
Vacubots clean your carpets, and airbots drift overhead in office buildings or
homes to purify the air.
4.
PUBLIC SECURITY CAMERAS. These
monitor public places like Metro-Transit (train) shelters, streets, public
parks, stores, etc. It’s similar to how Britain’s security is set up today,
only in the novel it’s widespread and the norm everywhere in the world. These
cameras are installed to make the city a safer place.
5.
ELECTROMAGNETIC RESONANCE TRANSFER, or ERT.
This ingenious procedure downloads one person’s brainmap (cluster of
brainwaves) into another person’s body. The Body Institute uses this process to
transfer the minds of their Reducers into the bodies of their Loaner clients to
help those clients lose weight. ERT is also used to remove Loaner clients’
brainmaps from their bodies, which are then stored as datafiles while the
Reducer accomplishes the weight loss.
About
the Author
I'm
a YA writer represented by Kelly Sonnack of Andrea Brown Literary. My sci-fi
novel THE BODY INSTITUTE explores the themes of society, identity, and body
image. I live in the beautiful, green state of Oregon and have a Studio Arts
degree; I'm an SCBWI member.
You'll usually find me in my writing cave, surrounded by my dragon collection and the characters in my head. I also enjoy reading--mostly young adult novels--as well as drawing, painting, and quilting. I also attend writing conferences, walk with my husband, and enjoy music and dance of all kinds.
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