The Sky Village

This thrilling, intricately plotted chapter book plunges readers into a post-apocalyptic future where humanity battles beasts and intelligent machines. Twelve-year-old Mei lives in a floating Sky Village over China, while thirteen-year-old Rom fights hybrid demons in the ruins of Las Vegas. They are unknowingly linked by a shared journal and the Kaimira gene, which entwines human, beast, and machine aspects within their DNA. The story follows their individual struggles and their journey to find courage, balance their unique powers, and overcome destructive forces. It's a long, immersive read perfect for middle-grade readers who enjoy science fiction, fantasy, and adventure with themes of identity, resilience, and good versus evil.

"In a future world devastated by the Trinary Wars, human beings battle for supremacy with beasts and intelligent machines. . . . Kids will be tantalized." — Booklist High over China, twelve-year-old Mei arrives at an intricate web of hot-air balloons known as the Sky Village. Deep below the ruins of Las Vegas, thirteen-year-old Rom enters a shadowy world where he must fight against hybrid demons, gladiator-style. Mei and Rom have never met, but they share a common journal — a book that allows them to communicate and reveals that they carry the Kaimira gene, entwining aspects of human, beast, and machine within their very DNA. In this thrilling, intricately plotted novel, Mei and Rom must fi nd the courage to balance the powers that lurk within — and overcome outside forces that seek to destroy them — if they are to survive and save the ones they love.