The Unidentified - Hardcover

. Mariz carefully presents Kid, baffled by the spotlight and longing for days when she could just coast, as not quite being what either group wants, placing her plausibly in a confused middle ground as she, like most teens, struggles to balance individuality and capitalism. --Bulletin of the Center for Children s Books

"As its characters might say, 'Google, what a book!' THE UNIDENTIFIED does what only good speculative fiction can: it uses the language of the future to show us a twisted reflection of our own lives."--Ned Vizzini, author of IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY

"Subversive, cleverly written, challenging, and surprising."--Cory Doctorow, bestselling author of LITTLE BROTHER

"This is a futuristic, underground, anticorporate mystery/call to action with a dash of romantic interest that will find a niche with readers of other outsider fiction and those who enjoy imagining the way we will interact in the not-so-distant future."--Booklist

"Debut author Mariz successfully creates a frighteningly real, sadly jaded world where teens' material affections are bought and sold on an open market thinly disguised as education."--Kirkus Reviews

"Kid takes readers through myriad emotions on her whirlwind tour as a "name" in the game, and readers will be fixated until the very end. "--School Library Journal

"Mariz carefully presents Kid, baffled by the spotlight and longing for days when she could just coast, as not quite being what either group wants, placing her plausibly in a confused middle ground as she, like most teens, struggles to balance individuality and capitalism. "--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"This story of conformity, rebellion, and seeking one's identity is evocative of Scott Westerfeld and Cory Doctorow, injecting a dystopian setting with an optimistic, antiestablishment undercurrent. "--Publishers Weekly

This is a futuristic, underground, anticorporate mystery/call to action with a dash of romantic interest that will find a niche with readers of other outsider fiction and those who enjoy imagining the way we will interact in the not-so-distant future. --Booklist"

Mariz carefully presents Kid, baffled by the spotlight and longing for days when she could just coast, as not quite being what either group wants, placing her plausibly in a confused middle ground as she, like most teens, struggles to balance individuality and capitalism. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"

In a futuristic alternative school set in a shopping mall where students are observed by corporate sponsors for market research, Katey "Kid" Dade struggles to figure out where she fits in and whether she even wants to. 60,000 first printing.