The story follows , a 17-year-old girl who has been genetically engineered to be the first of a new immortal human race. She lives in Little Cambridge (or "Little Cam"), a top-secret scientific facility hidden deep within the Amazon rainforest. Pia is physically "perfect": she is impervious to injury, possesses superhuman speed and endurance, and has a photographic memory.
is a young adult science fiction thriller by Jessica Khoury, published on September 4, 2012. It serves as the debut novel for Khoury and is the first book in her Corpus series. Plot Overview
On her seventeenth birthday, a break in the compound’s electric fence allows Pia to venture into the jungle for the first time. There, she meets , a boy from a nearby village who belongs to the Ai'oan tribe. Together, they begin to uncover the dark and deadly secrets behind Pia’s creation and the true nature of Little Cam. Key Themes and Elements Book Review: Origin by Jessica Khoury - The Book Smugglers
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The story follows , a 17-year-old girl who has been genetically engineered to be the first of a new immortal human race. She lives in Little Cambridge (or "Little Cam"), a top-secret scientific facility hidden deep within the Amazon rainforest. Pia is physically "perfect": she is impervious to injury, possesses superhuman speed and endurance, and has a photographic memory.
is a young adult science fiction thriller by Jessica Khoury, published on September 4, 2012. It serves as the debut novel for Khoury and is the first book in her Corpus series. Plot Overview
On her seventeenth birthday, a break in the compound’s electric fence allows Pia to venture into the jungle for the first time. There, she meets , a boy from a nearby village who belongs to the Ai'oan tribe. Together, they begin to uncover the dark and deadly secrets behind Pia’s creation and the true nature of Little Cam. Key Themes and Elements Book Review: Origin by Jessica Khoury - The Book Smugglers
