Dare Mighty Things
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Publisher Description
The Selection meets The 5th Wave in this heart-racing debut duology about a girl competing for a spot on a mysterious mission to the outer reaches of space.
THE RULES ARE SIMPLE: You must be gifted. You must be younger than twenty-five. You must be willing to accept the dangers that you will face if you win.
Eighteen-year-old Cassandra Gupta’s entire life has been leading up to this—the opportunity to travel to space. But to secure a spot on this classified mission, she must first compete against the best and brightest people on the planet. People who are as determined as she is to win a place on a journey to the farthest reaches of the universe.
Cassie is ready for the toll that the competition will take; the rigorous mental and physical tests designed to push her to the brink of her endurance. But nothing could have prepared her for the bonds she would form with the very people she hopes to beat. Or that with each passing day it would be more and more difficult to ignore the feeling that the true objective of the mission is being kept from her.
As the days until the launch tick down and the stakes rise higher than ever before, only one thing is clear to Cassie: she’ll never back down...even if it costs her everything.
Secret Mission: Cassandra Gupta is one of sixty-three candidates vying for a single spot on a classified journey. But as the tests grow more dangerous, she starts to suspect the mission’s true objective is far deadlier than anyone is letting on.YA Thriller: Full of twists, betrayals, and conspiracies, this isn’t just a competition—it’s a deadly game where the prize might be survival itself.Found Family: She came to win, not to make friends. But Cassie soon finds herself forming unbreakable bonds with the very rivals she’s supposed to eliminate, including the enigmatic Luka and the loyal Emilio.Genetic Engineering: As a “designer baby,” Cassie was engineered for perfection. Now, she’ll have to push her enhanced abilities to the limit just to stay in the game.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in 2043, Kaczynski's gripping debut stars Cassandra Gupta, a genetically engineered high school senior from Huntsville, Ala., who works as an intern in NASA's legal department. Cassie dreams of becoming an astronaut, but because NASA no longer sends humans into space, she assumes that will never happen. Then she learns that the organization is planning a secret, highly experimental mission, and that she will be competing with 63 exceptional young people for a spot on the crew. Cassie travels to Johnson Space Center in Houston, where the applicants face a grueling selection process. As the field narrows, the tests grow stranger and more dangerous, forcing the candidates to wonder about the mission's destination and purpose, as well as the nature of the winner's role on the ship. First in a duology, this SF thriller uses a diverse, well-drawn cast and a twisty, cerebral plot to entertain readers while highlighting science, the space program, and the importance of empathy and friendship. A game-changing cliffhanger paves the way for book two. Ages 13 up.
