The Neptune Dilemma

Book excerpt: Nere has been genetically mutated - functioning like a dolphin so she can live underwater. But can she survive when other young people operate like sharks?Nere is part of the Neptune Project. In this thrilling underwater dystopian adventure, Neptune kids are being kidnapped from their safe haven by renegade mutants with terrifying powers. Nere must allow herself to be held captive in a marine fortress in order to secure her friends' release and discover the source of the rebels' power. A superb sci-fi thriller and brilliant sequel to Pollly Holyoke's The Neptune Project, for fans of The Hunger Games.Polly Holyoke grew up in Colorado, where she spent her childhood skiing, camping, reading, and dreaming up fantastical stories. Polly went on to graduate from Middlebury College and become a middle-school social studies teacher. She lives in Plano, Texas with her husband and their two daughters, as well as two cats, two Chihuahuas, and a Beagle.