Voted Honorable Mention in the prestigious Writers of the Future Contest in 2021

"I bought this book for my 12-year-old son who read it in one sitting. He laughed out loud at the humor, teared up a little at some of the more emotional parts, and was still talking about the book long after he’d finished it." -—Amazon Review

Death is the end—or is it?

When Ava lost her mom, her whole world ended. Tossed into a dreadful orphanage, she meets Jeff—a kind orphanage worker who is working through grief himself. Jeff introduces Ava to an exciting world of science—and the most special friend anyone could ever imagine.

Together, Jeff, Ava, and her new friend embark on a scientific mission to make her friend's life a little more enjoyable. After adopting Ava, Jeff is hard at work in his lab when something goes wrong, causing a frantic trip to the emergency room.

As science prodigy Ava reaches teenage, the aftermath of Jeff's accident impacts the entire family. But, there's no time to focus on their problems when the world is facing a technological threat unlike any other—an AI revolt.

Will this found family ever recover from the accident? Will it even matter if the AI overlords get their way?

THE INVENTION OF LIBERATION is a middle-grade sci-fi fantasy novella brimming with heavy life themes, magic, sci-fi gadgets, robots, and the dangers of AI.

Lexile 880
Suggested reader 8-18+
Trigger Death, grief, cancer.