Man, Kind

Juno was perfectly content with her simple and secure life filled with old books, expired candy, and zero danger. That is, until she suddenly finds herself abandoned on the 74th floor of a decaying skyscraper just before her 13th birthday. From the heart of Denver, Colorado, the towering Genesys building overlooks the Rocky Mountains, the direction in which her mother fled in the middle of the night to deliver a vital secret. A secret not yet known to Juno. A secret that's gotten out.

Two months of skyscraping exploration go by when one day Juno hears unusual voices coming from below. Men. Terrified, Juno flees to the safety of the 74th floor, but is intercepted by a mysterious woman named Lexa. Intimidating not only by her physique, but by the long scar spanning the length of her hardened face, Lexa orders Juno to come with her before the men can reach them. Juno hesitates. Lexa does not. She grabs the young girl and they escape by plummeting down an unpowered elevator shaft.

Now on the crumbling streets of Denver, Lexa makes it painfully clear to Juno that their destination is on the opposite side of the Rockies, and that they need to move quickly. As the resentful duo cross the perilous mountains, they'll encounter a collection of questionable characters: A man shaped like a tortoise, a hive of deranged mole-people, the omnipresence of the spiteful Scab King, and a peculiarly upbeat nomad named Kareem.

Throughout Juno's impossible journey, she'll have to grapple with the unpredictable environment as well as her unpredictably changing body. And before her secret is lost forever, she'll also need to decide who she can trust, and who she'll have to leave behind...

Man, Kind is an action-packed, thoughtful, heartbreaking adventure that challenges readers to keep up with the protagonists as they run for their lives.