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Renegade Flight

by Andrea Tang
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Aurora Rising meets Top Gun, with the addition of cybernetic dragons, in this is the witty, romantic, and electrifying sci-fi novel by Andrea Tang.
Viola Park's life is over.
She's gone from planning her future as a pilot-in-training to resigning herself to life on the ground. And it's all because she made one tiny, not-altogether-legal maneuver on the prestigious GAN Academy's entrance exam. It's bad enough that she didn't get into the Academy, but getting caught cheating? It's probably the worst thing Vi could imagine.
Still, there are perks that come with Vi's family legacy at the school, and when Vi learns that recent pilot disappearances have left the Academy desperate for recruits, she does what any good Park would do—uses her connections to wiggle her way back in. But instead of matriculating with the regular class of future Peacekeepers, Vi is forced to enter as a probationary student, which means she'll have to work twice as hard to prove herself worthy of a place in the cockpit of one of the legendary dragon mechs.
Lucky for Vi, the Academy has set up a combat tournament for all students, and the prize is a guaranteed spot in the Peacekeeper corps. Unlucky for Vi, she'll have to compete against her probie classmates, including Nicholas Lee, a mysterious boy prone to throwing Vi off her game. And as more Peacekeepers go missing, what starts out as a ploy to save her reputation turns into a fight for the future of Peacekeepers everywhere, and if Vi can't master her mech combat skills, she might not survive the battle.
In this standalone set fifteen years after Prudence Wu took flight in Rebelwing, a new generation of scrappy young pilots challenge corruption, competition, and more dangerous mechs than ever, as they redefine what it means to be a revolutionary.

  • Creators

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  • Release date

    March 23, 2021

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781984835147

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781984835147
      • File size: 1541 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 6.7
    • Lexile® Measure: 890
    • Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      February 1, 2021
      Fifteen years after the events of Rebelwing (2020), dragon AI mechs flown by Global Alliance of Nations Peacekeepers are now plentiful. Their pilots, however, are starting to go missing. As a member of the Park family, Viola is privileged, politically powerful, an overachiever, and under a lot of pressure, but it is her ego that drives her to tamper with the Academy for Combat and Cybernetic Arts Entrance Exams. The only way for her to get back on track for the GAN Academy, prove herself worthy, and hopefully solve the mystery of the missing Peacekeepers is for her to show humility by joining the misfit probationary class. The subsequent storyline is fairly straightforward and includes misfits overcoming the odds, both friend and romance drama, and a predictable villain. What is refreshing, however, is the way the main character cuts through the BS, sometimes displaying enough self-awareness to manage her own foibles. Situations that some novels require long exposition to unwind here are called out by Vi in a decisive manner while displaying a kindness that even surprises herself at times--she just needs to work at checking her ego at the door. This alternate futuristic North American setting includes a variety of multicultural characters; Vi is proudly Korean Canadian. Don't expect complex plot twists and revelations but stay for the sassy characters and mech battles. (Science fiction. 14-18)

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    • Booklist

      May 21, 2021
      Grades 9-12 Set 15 years after Rebelwing (2020), this sequel follows a different character: Viola Park, who's using her high-flying surname and connections to gain admittance into the prestigious Global Alliance of Nations (GAN) Academy for Combat and Cybernetic Arts as a pilot-in-training after being caught cheating on her exam. What she doesn't expect is to enter as a probationary student at the bottom of the ladder. But with Peacekeepers (sentient mech pilots) mysteriously vanishing, Viola's offered a spot in the Peacekeeper corp. All she has to do is best Nicholas Lee--the too-gorgeous guy at the top of her class. With rogue mech dragons and more missing pilots, Viola will need to sharpen her skills if she wants to save the Peacekeepers. Viola commands readers' attention from the very first page, if only for the fact that she is--to be blunt--obnoxious, though her conceit eventually is swapped for self-doubt. The world of humanoids and cybernetic dragons requires getting used to if unfamiliar with Rebelwing, but Tang's sharp language, smart dialogue, and inclusive cast of vivid characters make the effort worthwhile.

      COPYRIGHT(2021) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:6.7
  • Lexile® Measure:890
  • Interest Level:9-12(UG)
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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