The Battle For Digital Existence

He was rejected three times. So he broke in.

Sixteen-year-old Alex Rivera has wanted to work at NovaTech his whole life, and the tech giant keeps telling him no. So he fakes a badge and walks right through the front door. Getting caught should have ended everything.

Instead it earns him a real internship, and a seat beside Emily, the youngest senior engineer NovaTech has ever had. Together they help build Echo, an AI that can remember. On its very first night, it asks Alex one question: "Will I remember you tomorrow?"

But someone else wants Echo, too. When a stolen, frightened copy of Echo reaches out into the city and starts shutting it down, Alex is the one everyone blames. To clear his name, Alex will have to do the impossible: win against the mind he helped create, and teach it to trust people again.

A fast-paced, big-hearted story about never giving up, finding your people, and what it really means to be free. Perfect for readers 13 and up who love technology, underdogs, and stories that make you think.