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The Starlight Watchmaker

by Wren James

A watchmaker and a duke face a shared danger

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A watchmaker and a duke face a shared danger

Set at an elite academy serving students from across the galaxy, this YA science-fiction story brings class inequality and android hardship into a mystery involving a possible threat to the school. Hugo, an android watchmaker, and Dorian, a privileged student, begin from sharply different views of one another; investigating the danger gives them a reason to work together. The academy setting connects its steampunk elements with questions of work, wealth, and who is left without security. The edition is part of Union Square & Co.’s Everyone Can Be a Reader series, which the publisher describes as using dyslexia-friendly fonts, paper tones, and formatting.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in science fiction and steampunk.
  • Readers drawn to academy settings, mysteries, and stories about androids.
  • Readers seeking a dyslexia-friendly edition, as described by the publisher.

Themes

Class and privilegeAndroid labor and housing insecurityCooperation across social differencesMystery and danger

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Book overview

A super-readable and accessible YA sci-fi novel.

At an elite academy where the wealthiest students from across the galaxy come to be educated, Hugo works as a watchmaker in a dusty attic room. But he is one of the lucky ones. Many androids like him are without jobs or homes. A privileged student like Dorian could never understand their struggle--or so Hugo thinks when the pompous duke comes knocking at his door. But when Hugo and Dorian uncover a potential terrorist threat, android and student must overcome their differences and work together to track down the culprit before the whole academy is placed in danger.

Union Square & Co.'s Everyone Can Be a Reader books are expertly written, thoughtfully designed with dyslexia-friendly fonts and paper tones, and carefully formatted to meet readers where they are with engaging stories that encourage reading success across a wide range of age and interest levels.
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