Electric Dragon

Reach for this book when your child feels like they are moving through a world where they do not quite fit or when they express feelings of being overlooked and unseen. Dushma is an unregistered girl living a precarious life in a futuristic, industrial version of London. Because she is not in the system, she has no access to school or public transit, creating a poignant metaphor for social exclusion. When she is forced to flee into the city's subterranean electrical labyrinth, she discovers a hidden world that challenges her ideas about belonging and survival. This story beautifully blends science fiction with deep emotional themes of justice and isolation. It is a middle-grade adventure that handles the weight of invisibility with a sense of wonder and mechanical intrigue. Parents will appreciate how it encourages empathy for those on the margins of society while providing a high-stakes, imaginative journey through a world of robots and hidden technology. It is ideal for children aged 8 to 12 who enjoy thinking about how systems work and how individuals find their place within them.