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About the Book

Seventeen-year-old Raze N lives in New York Gritty, the average part of the city. He blends in with the rest of the students who attend the School of Thought, a place created to change the lives of others for the better through the city’s youth. Raze is a nice guy who is hardly ever wrong, unlike the other Ns. But what Raze does not know is that he is about to make history.

Dr. Kemf, second in command to the mayor, determines how the world functions. Simply put, he is the reason why people live safely every day. When he sends his assistant to Raze’s door to interview him about a potential lab, the teen unintentionally reveals his UTheory that people ruin everything and promptly sends her away. After his actions make the news, Raze learns that his theory has been submitted to Dr. Kemf who wants to meet him in Central Park. As a chain of events unfolds, Raze soon discovers that nothing is certain in an uncertain world.

In this young adult novel, a teen attempting to exist during a strange time in New York City is propelled down an adventurous path where one theory has the power to change everything.

About the Author

This is A.E. Vander Kolk's second published book, capturing the hearts and minds of teenagers. The first book, We’ve Been There was written when she was 14 years old and received great reviews for taking on issues that most teen fiction does not address.