Unleashed
Chapters (56)
Front Cover
Also by Amy McCulloch
Jinxed
Title Page
Copyright
Copyright © 2021 by Tiger Tales Limited
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Originally published in Great Britain in 2019 by Simon & Schuster Children’s UK.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: McCulloch, Amy, author.
Title: Unleashed / Amy McCulloch.
Description: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Young Readers, [2021] |
Series: Jinxed ; 2 | Audience: Ages 8. | Audience: Grades 4-6. |
Summary: Armed with their companioneering and coding skills and
accompanied by their loyal bakus, Lacey Chu and her friends attempt a
rescue mission deep in the heart of a sinister transnational tech
corporation.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020034490 (print) | LCCN 2020034491 (ebook)
Subjects: CYAC: Robots--Fiction. | Pets--Fiction. | Brainwashing--Fiction.
| Engineering--Fiction. | Science fiction.
Classification: LCC PZ7.1.M434 Un 2021 (print) | LCC PZ7.1.M434 (ebook) |
DDC [Fic]--dc23
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Contents
Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Part One
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Part Two
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Part Three
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Part Four
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Part Five
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Back Cover
For Kim, most brilliant of friends
Part One
The Update
1
My first thought when I wake up is that I am not in my own bed.
Bright lights shine above me, and I lift my hand to shield my eyes. At my movement, a little robotic creature springs to life.
>>Good morning, Lacey. How are you feeling today?
I hear a soothing electronic voice. I struggle to sit up, but my head is spinning.
>>Your vital signs are strong, but you might want to take it easy.
The baku hops down the bed, curling its soft body around my wrist. My vision swirls, nausea rising in the back of my throat, so I close my eyes and tilt my head back against the cool metal headboard. Slowly, I come back to myself. When I open my eyes again, my vision is much clearer.