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Anderson, M. T.
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Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction.
Artificial intelligence -- Social aspects -- Fiction.
Survival -- Fiction.
Nineteen fifties -- Collectibles -- Fiction.
Reality television programs -- Production and direction -- Fiction.
Earth (Planet) -- Colonization -- Fiction.
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Anderson, M. T.
Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction.
Artificial intelligence -- Social aspects -- Fiction.
Survival -- Fiction.
Nineteen fifties -- Collectibles -- Fiction.
Reality television programs -- Production and direction -- Fiction.
Earth (Planet) -- Colonization -- Fiction.
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Landscape with invisible hand / M.T. Anderson.
by
Anderson, M. T.
Candlewick Press, 2017.
Call #:
FICTION
AND
Subjects
Extraterrestrial beings
--
Fiction
.
Artificial intelligence
--
Social aspects
--
Fiction
.
Survival
--
Fiction
.
Nineteen fifties
--
Collectibles
--
Fiction
.
Reality television programs
--
Production and direction
--
Fiction
.
Earth
(
Planet
)
--
Colonization
--
Fiction
.
ISBN:
9780763687892 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
149 p. ; 25 cm.
Summary:
When jobs typically done by humans are replaced with alien technology, Adam's parents have no money for food, clean water, or medicine, forcing Adam and his girlfriend Chloe to get creative.
"When the vuvv first landed, it came as a surprise to aspiring artist Adam and the rest of
planet
Earth
— but not necessarily an unwelcome one. Can it really be called an invasion when the vuvv generously offered free advanced technology and cures for every illness imaginable? As it turns out, yes. With his parents’ jobs replaced by alien tech and no money for food, clean water, or the vuvv’s miraculous medicine, Adam and his girlfriend, Chloe, have to get creative to survive. And since the vuvv crave anything they deem "classic"
Earth
culture (doo-wop music, still-life paintings of fruit, true love), recording 1950s-style dates for the vuvv to watch in a pay-per-minute format seems like a brilliant idea. But it’s hard for Adam and Chloe to sell true love when they hate each other more with every passing episode. Soon enough, Adam must decide how far he’s willing to go — and what he’s willing to sacrifice — to give the vuvv what they want."--From publisher.
Genre:
Satire.
Science
fiction
.
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Young Adult Fiction
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