Tin Can

     Billy wasn't supposed to be a beacon of hope for a dying world: he was just an awkward, misshapen boy. But then the Earth's atmosphere grows toxic, and solar storms drive the population underground. In a desperate effort to save humanity, Earth's governments agree to send the Edwards family on a discovery mission into deep space. Disaster strikes, stranding Billy in a retrofitted spaceship with only his brother Jacob and a bio-engineered lemur named Quincy. Survival means facing Billy's fears and discovering how to use his unusual mind beyond the limitations everyone always said he had.

     Written off by Space Command, these three, with the help of Mary, the world's first conscious living computer, reach out to the fringes of Earth's remaining society. Individuals from the fields of illegal supersonic skateboard competitions and the battle plains of the Gamers's worlds, to those in the hidden computing stations of the Anarchist factions form a rebellion along side the crew of Tin Can. Together they revolutionize scientific theory as they work to rescue Earth, and support one boy's efforts to free his mutating mind.

     Engaging, imaginative, humorous, and utterly unique, Tin Can is a character-driven, young adult science fiction novel that has you cheering for the underdogs. Brilliantly layered, this tale of friendship and humanity sets the intricacies of science with the bold imagery of the truly fantastic.

Bronze Medal Winner in the 2013 Readers Favorite Awards