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More Praise for Brain Slaves

Chicago-based activist, blogger, former public school teacher and union leader Fred Klonsky just posted a recommendation for Brain Slaves on his blog.

Here’s what he said:

“I don’t normally read young adult fiction. But the author of Brain Slaves, Richie Chevat sent me a copy to download.

He asked me to check it out and I did.

It’s good.

It all takes place in the future, of course. It involves social collapse, computers and technology, good versus bad, rich against the poor and if you think Richie Chevat is out to make some points about education now and in the future, you’re right. He has two sequels coming out.”

Remember, you can read the first chapter of Brain Slaves here. And you can buy the ebook on

Amazon

iTunes or iBooks store

Barnes & Noble

Smashwords

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Brain Slaves Available on iTunes, iBooks, Kobo

Brain Slaves is now available for $3.99 as an ebook on iTunes (or iBooks) and Kobo. That is in addition to Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords.

Though Brain Slaves is a dystopian story with a teenage heroine, it’s much more than a YA novel. It’s about coming of age in a world where technology and education are restricted to the rich and a diverse group of working class teens must fight to free themselves from being – Brain Slaves.

You can read the first chapter free here.

 

 

Brain Slaves

For sixteen-year-old Nelly Kidd, school doesn’t mean teachers or homework or studying.

Instead, like all students in Bridgetown, she and her classmates are plugged directly into the Net and lessons are downloaded into their brains. Sounds easy, but there’s one catch – the lessons are painful and dangerous. Plus, there’s always the chance you might get fried – that a lesson will scramble your brain or put you in a coma or even kill you. Nelly and her friends have no choice but suffer through this, week after week. That’s why they call themselves Brain Slaves.

Then one day, while in the trance of a lesson, Nelly hears a voice and meets a handsome teen named Cal Stone who teaches her how to use the Net to learn anything she wants, pain-free.  Together, they hatch a plan to free all of the brain slaves of Bridgetown. Awkward and unsure at first, Nelly uses the Net to transform herself into a determined and resourceful fighter, learning martial arts, parkour and ninja techniques. Going from one dangerous escapade to the next, Nelly becomes the leader of a motley group of rebellious teens and begins an unexpected relationship with Hector Suarez, a dropout and gang leader.

Get your copy today!