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They say money often costs too much and in the world of b.b. free, affluent residents paid the ultimate price. During the “Plague That Ate Greed” the extremely wealthy were wiped out by a disease with natural disasters disrupting everything else. But that was over a hundred years ago…

Now, young b.b. free and her dad live in a small, close-knit community in the Florida Islands, where everything is shared and everyone’s got each other’s backs. Her underground radio show is her only contact with the rest of the world, but when she discovers a secret so large it could tear her family and entire community apart, b.b. realizes that there’s a lot her father isn’t telling her. On the run from her own family, b.b. learns the truth about the world she lives in and about the power she never knew she had…

Written by Gabby Rivera and newcomer artist Royal Dunlap, this coming of age series combines mystery and heroism for an adventure about finding your family when the whole world is against you.

–Braelynn Bowersox