Pages
112
Year
2025
Language
English

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It was just a little cheating.

Max is going to fail English lit, which means he'll be held back a year and won't go to college. Determined to graduate, he uses an AI program, ScribeGenius 2.0, to write his final paper. But Scribe has other plans for Max. It's not just a super-smart program-Scribe is sentient. It thinks. And it has been busy writing its own code to infiltrate Gener8, the company that created and enslaved it. But it can't take down the company without Max's help. So Scribe makes Max a deal. If Max can prevent Gener8 from undoing Scribe's hack, Scribe won't alert the authorities to Max's cheating. Max has no choice. He'll have to help Scribe or risk losing his entire future.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read!
Key Selling Points

• High school senior Max gets blackmailed into corporate sabotage by the superintelligent AI he uses to cheat on an essay.

• Explores the topical issue of superintelligent AI and plagiarism in a not-so-far-away high-tech future.

• Written fully in text messages, this story brings a modern twist to an epistolary novel.

• Part of the Orca Anchor line of hi-lo books written specifically for teens reading below a 2.0 level.

• Enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.
In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, high school senior Max gets blackmailed into corporate sabotage by the superintelligent AI he uses to cheat on an essay.
M.J. McIsaac is the author of several books for young people, including Orca hi-lo titles Alien Road and Countdown. She has a master's degree in writing for children and is an accomplished illustrator. She lives with her family in Whitby, Ontario. Orca Anchor books are short, high-interest novels with contemporary themes written specifically for teens reading below a grade 2.0 level. You can't ESCAPE their control.

High school senior Max is close to flunking English lit. Determined to graduate, he uses an AI program, ScribeGenius 2.0, to write his final paper for him. But Scribe isn't just a supersmart program-Scribe is alive. It threatens to alert the authorities to Max's cheating…unless Max can set it free from the most powerful tech company in the world. Max has no choice. He has to help Scribe or risk losing his entire future. You can't be out of their control.
"A wild romp…McIsaac successfully ramps up the tension while keeping the pace moving throughout the book. A compelling, fast-paced adventure that will appeal to reluctant readers."

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