Detained

AI High

by Claire Ainslie

After getting caught while vandalizing his school, Max, an android student, is sent to detention. Tensions run high between the androids and humans there, but when a human boy, Oliver, stands up for Max, he starts to reconsider his negative views on humans. The two start an unlikely friendship, and now Max must choose between his own community and his new friend.

104 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2019

Reviews

[Kate Adams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Slightly unpolished but a short read with a good message, easy to read and discuss in class with middle schoolers. Themes: Inequality, prejudice, friendship, activism.