Cyborg is set on Earth and on the Moon in the future of 2170. Written in first person, this is a heart felt, sci -fi adventure of a human boy, Houston Yi.Houston has a tragic boating accident when he's seven years old. His life is saved by modern medicine with a transplant of a biofe eyes, arm, leg and an artificial heart to replace his which no longer functioned. Houston lives in a world where anyone who has three cyborg body parts or more is classified as a cyborg rather than human. His life changes drastically due to his new non-human cyborg status. The cyborgs are prejudiced against and many laws deny them justice, equality and respect . Similar to the Jim Crow laws of the old south prior to the victories of the civil rights movement. One of his friends is a clone, and in this world the cones are slaves with no rights at all.This is one of those books that brings the quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne to mind -"Easy reading is damn hard writing." The writing is smooth and flows and is at a level most middle readers would easily be able to read not just young adult but at the same time adults will love it as well. It is also equally suitable for males and female readers. It's a remarkable little book that I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend. The second book in the series, Cyborg follows a different character: Houston, a cyborg. The story delves into what life used to be like for Houston. Though The Clone Codes became well known and very popular, I hadn't even known about Cyborg until I looked for it on Goodreads. Paticia McKissack's message is unchanged: to strive for equality. McKissack does a good job of bringing this message to a young audience by using a science fiction setting.
What do You think about Cyborg (2011)?
Just as good as the first one! I'm waiting for the 3rd one now! haha
—bizzylizzy78
