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Thirteen-year-old Darci had never questioned the wisdom of genetic engineering until she began wondering what the point of her life is if it is entirely mapped out by her genetics.
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Thirteen-year-old Darci lives in a future of near genetic perfection. In the year 3028, gene research has reached such heights that terminal diseases no longer exist and celebrated scientists and artists are chosen for "umbellation," or cloning, so that their great brains can live on forever. In Darci's society, genetic laws are made by the Bio Union, a governmental agency that closely tracks all genetic research and severely punishes those who dare to commit the worst crime of all: illegal umbellation. Despite all this, Darci's life is a normal one, if not somewhat boring. After all, she knows all of her traits intimately--she has extensively studied her own DNA and that of her family. What fascinates her is the past, when life wasn't so predictable, "a time of cripples and geniuses ... a time of grace and mystery when not all could be controlled and not all known." Darci soon discovers that she herself has been cloned. Not knowing if or when she will be found out, Darci fears for her life and wonders for the first time about the meaning behind a long-extinct word: soul.
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With Star Split, author Kathryn Lasky makes a dramatic departure from her usual historical-fiction fare. Though the story has a few unexplained holes--mostly due to the complicated scientific nature of the setting--Lasky's plot is so thought-provoking that teens won't be able to put it down until Darci's fate is decided. This is an excellent book for teens dealing with the implications of a new millennium. (Ages 12 to 15) --Jennifer Hubert
Kathryn Lasky lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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- PublisherDisney-Hyperion
- Publication date1900
- ISBN 10 0786804599
- ISBN 13 9780786804597
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
- IllustratorNielson Cliff
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Star Split
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Hyperion Books, New York
(1999)
ISBN 10: 0786804599
ISBN 13: 9780786804597
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Nielson, Cliff (illustrator). 1st Edition. Science fiction for adolescent readers set in 3038 about a 13 year old girl who uncovers a movement to save the human race from genetic enhancement technology. Seller Inventory # 4580
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