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03029aam a2200373 i 4500 001 97ABEADE300611EDA406B4E81FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220909010236 008 211203s2021 mdu e 000 f eng d 020 $a 1737515024 020 $a 9781737515029 020 $a 1737515008 020 $a 9781737515005 035 $a (OCoLC)1287101038 040 $a EB$ $b eng $e rda $c EB$ $d ZQP $d BDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d ORX $d KAY $d SILO 100 1 $a Galvin, Tom, $e author. 245 14 $a The auction / $c Tom Galvin. 264 1 $a Annapolis, MD : $b Drexel Books, $c [2021]. 300 $a viii, 316 pages ; $c 22 cm 520 $a In the year 2050, America is booming--but there's a dark side when prosperity is based on the buying and selling of the next generation's future, as Sasha Cross is about to find out. To the world, Sasha is young, famous, and the symbol of what's wrong with a money-first society. To the Big 7 companies that control the fate of America's youth, she's a sure thing, and they all want a piece of her. But Sasha wants to choose her destiny. Whether you're an Auction elite such as Sasha or someone stuck in the bottom tier of society, whose life is worth nothing to the Big 7, having a mind of your own is dangerous. As society threatens to crack under the weight of the Auction, Sasha and her fellow candidates face decisions that will define their lives--if they get to keep them. Perfect for fans of "The Hunger Games" and "America Inc.," this riveting story explores the dark side of capitalism and what happens when a person's future becomes a commodity. 520 $a What if your financial earning potential was determined solely by an auction -- and your future went to the highest bidder? It's 2050, and 22-year-old Sasha Cross is about to enter The Auction, where America's Big 7 companies will bid on Series A candidates -- considered to be the best and brightest young minds with the highest earning potential. Companies place bids on desirable candidates, and if they win those bids they receive 25 percent of the candidates income. But Sasha, the daughter of one of the world's most famous actresses -- and a hounded celebrity herself -- is considered to be Auction elite. But she wants nothing more than anonymity and the ability to decide her own fate. Yet in a nation that lives by the edict of "your value dictates what you will become," falling out of line is not an option. And she will soon face decisions that could affect far more than her financial future. 650 0 $a Auctions $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Big business $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Capitalism $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Dystopias $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Autonomy (Psychology) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Exploitation $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Contests $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Dystopian fiction. $2 lcgft $9 802173 655 7 $a Science fiction. $2 lcgft $9 802198 941 $a 1 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20230314010209.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=97ABEADE300611EDA406B4E81FECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b KAYInitiate Another SILO Locator Search