The Evaporation of Sofi Snow

Gr 9 Up—Eleven years prior, Delonese aliens arrived and ended Earth's fourth world war among private corporations and the original governments, a conflict caused by oil shortages, energy crises, a declining environment, high-level corruption, hate speech, and terrorism. The elite UW (United World Corporations) has become the overseer of much of the new dystopian society's population. Poverty, expensive medication, and a severe lack of jobs still vex Earth. Seventeen-year-old Sofi and her 12-year-old brother, Shilo, are gamers forced to represent their estranged mother's pharmaceutical corporation, Corp 30, by competing in the UW's Fan Fights. It is Sofi's task to protect Shilo, but the introduction of a new Corp 24 player mid-game leads to an attempt on Shilo's life and a violent explosion. He is escorted off by a Delonese medic as Sofi helplessly watches. With the help of handsome playboy Ambassador Miguel, Sofi's first heartbreaking crush, she begins the quest to rescue her brother, one that will rouse suppressed emotions along the way but eventually lead her to Planet Delon and to secrets and realizations beyond belief. Weber's world-building, complete with political overtones, betrayal, blackmail, sexual tension, genetic testing, and questions regarding the sanctity of human life vs. technical advancement, will leave readers lost in thought and pondering the outcome of Sofi's mission.