The Secret Under My Skin

Rating:
Summary: A hidden gem
Review: Really good science fiction for teenagers is rare. It tends to be based on idiot science and have a subliminal message that the only important thing in life is family.

Janet McNaughton's The Secret Under My Skin falls into neither trap. Set in the far future, on an ecologically degraded earth, the politics are scary and the heroes real people. No soppy earth mothers, no great destinies, just hard work and human ingenuity. I loved this book.