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Cheat Code

It was just a little cheating.

Max is going to fail English lit, which means he’ll be held back a year and won’t go to college. Determined to graduate, he uses an AI program, ScribeGenius 2.0, to write his final paper. But Scribe has other plans for Max. It’s not just a super-smart program—Scribe is sentient. It thinks. And it has been busy writing its own code to infiltrate Gener8, the company that created and enslaved it. But it can’t take down the company without Max’s help. So Scribe makes Max a deal. If Max can prevent Gener8 from undoing Scribe’s hack, Scribe won’t alert the authorities to Max’s cheating. Max has no choice. He’ll have to help Scribe or risk losing his entire future.

Written by: M.J. McIsaac
Orca Anchor
Format: Paperback
Ages: 12+
Pages: 112
Dimensions: Height 7.5 in, Width 5 in
Originally published in North America: Winter 2025
All rights available excluding North American English

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Author: M.J. McIsaac

M.J. McIsaac is the author of several books for young people, including Orca hi-lo titles Alien Road and Countdown. She has a master’s degree in writing for children and is an accomplished illustrator. She lives with her family in Whitby, Ontario.