The Factory
The Factory by Catherine Egan, published by Scholastic, Incorporated on January 7, 2025, is a 320-page work of juvenile fiction that delves into themes of technology and dystopia. The story follows thirteen-year-old Asher Doyle, who, facing bullying and family issues, receives an unexpected invitation to join a top-secret research facility. Initially perceived as a chance to escape his troubles, Asher soon realizes that the Factory may not be what it seems, as he encounters other children who appear drained and staff members who are clearly concealing secrets.
Readers will find a suspenseful exploration of power and exploitation as Asher navigates the unsettling environment of the Factory. As he uncovers the true nature of the facility’s operations, he must join forces with the other participants to reveal the sinister truth behind the experiment and his own connection to it. This edition presents a complex beginning to what promises to be an engaging series, inviting readers to ponder the implications of technology and the nature of time within a dystopian framework.
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Step inside the Factory in this suspenseful exploration of power, exploitation, and the nature of time that Kirkus calls a “gripping, fast-paced story with a cliffhanger ending,” and a “complex beginning to what will surely be a sought-after series”!
Thirteen-year-old Asher Doyle is no stranger to misfortune. Bullied at school and struggling with problems at home, he dreams of the day he can leave it all behind him. That’s when he receives an unexpected opportunity: an invitation to join the Factory — a top-secret research facility that’s supposedly developing renewable energy — and Asher will be paid handsomely for his participation. It seems like the answer to all his problems.
But not everything is as it seems at the Factory. The other kids in the program are tired and sullen, almost as if they’ve had the life sucked out of them, and the staff members are clearly hiding something. What’s more, Asher discovers he wasn’t chosen at random; someone in the program desperately wants him to participate. Asher can’t help but feel that whatever the Factory is doing, it’s not what he or any of the other kids signed up for.
To Asher’s horror, it turns out that the Factory isn’t developing renewable energy at all. So what is the Factory up to, and more important, why? As conditions in the Factory worsen, Asher must team up with the other kids to uncover the sinister truth behind the experiment — and his personal connection to it — before someone gets seriously hurt.
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