How To Be Human
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Last published Fri, Nov 23, 2018
Evan is a sophomore at Denton High. After breaking up with his girlfriend on the last day of summer, he has a heart attack and ends up in the hospital. Turns out that he ends up needing a new heart.
Harold is a forty-three year old inventor. He hasn't been seen or heard from in over a decade. But when his newest invention is a success, how will the public respond to his boundary pushing technology?
And how will Evan learn to cope with everyday life when he's less human and more machine? In this coming-of-age novel in a world where technology and ethics always come in to play, you'll begin to think about where you end and the machines begin.
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