"The Body Institute is a roller coaster of a book. This fast-paced
sci-fi thriller grapples with issues of identity and scientific
technology run amok in a society only two steps ahead of our own, while
scrutinizing an all-encompassing obsession with being thin which is very
much part of the here and now. Readers will love the twists and turns
and be prompted to question their own relationship to technology, body
image and the ever-growing power of mega-corporations." - C.K. Kelly
Martin, author of Yesterday and Tomorrow
Meet Morgan Dey, one of the top teen Reducers at The Body Institute.
Thanks to cutting-edge technology, Morgan can temporarily take over
another girl's body, get her in shape, and then return to her own
body-leaving her client slimmer, more toned, and feeling great. Only
there are a few catches...
For one, Morgan won't remember what happens in her "Loaner" body. Once
she's done, she won't recall walks with her new friend Matt,
conversations with the super-cute Reducer she's been text-flirting with,
or the uneasy feeling she has that the director of The Body Institute is
hiding something. Still, it's all worth it in the name of science. Until
the glitches start...
Suddenly, residual memories from her Loaner are cropping up in Morgan's
mind. She's feeling less like herself and more like someone else. And
when protests from an anti-Body Institute organization threaten her
safety, she'll have to decide if being a Reducer is worth the cost of
her body and soul...
