![]() Bakus also include a limited amount of AI technology so that the longer they spend with their owners, the more they copy their owners’ mannerisms, learn their preferences, and become the perfect friend or companion (hence “companioneers” being the job title for the engineers who build bakus). MONCHA, founded by Monica Chain, leads the world by being the sole producer of “bakus”: life-size robotic animals who can do everything smart phones can do and more plus have cracked the rising energy problem by using a mixture of solar energy and being “leashed” to their owners through small chips implanted in their humans’ earlobe. ![]() Jinxed focuses on upcoming seventh grader, Lacey Chu, who dreams of becoming a companioneer for MONCHA - the Apple of the future. This book is pure fun to read and by the end I guarantee you’ll want to trade in your old smart phone for a customized baku too. Move over sci-fy/dystopia/futuristic YA novels! It’s the middle grade fiction’s time to shine! And Jinxed by Amy McCulloch is just the novel to lead the way. ![]() Verdict: Jinxed is a fun and much-needed unique addition to the children’s collection and contains elements that will make this book a win-win for everyone! ![]()
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