{"id":6885,"date":"2016-04-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=6885"},"modified":"2016-04-19T08:21:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T13:21:03","slug":"q-is-quantum-bounders-teens-in-space-as-weapons-by-monica-tesler-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=6885","title":{"rendered":"Q is quantum Bounders, teens in space, as weapons? by Monica Tesler (book review)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"book<\/a>Finally heading for Earth Force Academy,
\nin space at age 12!
\nAway from the bullies, at last…<\/p>\n

Bred especially to be Bounders, Jasper and other 12-year-olds find themselves grudgingly assisted at Earth Force Academy and challenged to master the alien-shared tech needed to bound, but why exactly the military Earth Force decided that young teens with ‘unusual neurodiversity<\/a>‘ were the best pilots for this alien world-jumping is rather… suspect.<\/p>\n

In future America,<\/p>\n

**kmm<\/p>\n

Book info<\/strong>: Bounders \/ Monica Tesler. Aladdin, 2016. [author site<\/a>] [publisher site<\/a>]\u00a0 Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n

My book talk<\/strong>: Genetically specialized for interstellar ship bounding, 12-year-old Jasper is glad to escape earth-school bullies and learn to use alien quantum tech at the Academy in space, but he and his pod-mates start wondering why they were bred to become quantum pilots for the military….<\/p>\n

(One of 6,000 books recommended on www.abookandahug.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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