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Product Description <br/>[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17)]<br/> [Read by Sophie Amoss]<br/><br/> Sixteen-year-old Jimi knows people change, but nothing could prepare her for what's about to happen to her best friend, Del. Del is obsessed with becoming a chimera: a person who pays back-alley geneticists, known as ''genies,'' to illegally splice animal genes into their own. The resulting physical changes have scared lawmakers into drafting legislation declaring chimeras officially nonpersons, so when Del goes missing, Jimi is desperate to find him before he alters himself forever.<br/><br/> As she tries to save him, Jimi must face down unscrupulous people and risk her own life, all while knowing that if getting spliced is the choice Del has made, it means he's leaving her behind forever.<br/><br/><br/> About the Author <br/>Jon McGoran is the author of six novels, including the ecological thrillers<br/>Drift, Deadout,and<br/> Dust Up and the D. H. Dublin forensic thrillers<br/>Body Trace,<br/>Blood Poison, and<br/>Freezer Burn. He has been writing about food and sustainability for twenty years as communication director at Weavers Way Co-op in Philadelphia, editor at<br/>The Shuttle, and editor-in-chief at<br/>Grid magazine. During that time he has also been an advocate for urban agriculture, cooperative development, and the labeling of genetically engineered foods. McGoran is a founding member of the Philadelphia Liars Club, a group of published authors dedicated to promotion, networking, and service work. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and son.