The Electric Kid

By: Garry Kilworth

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Synopsis: Blindboy, he's the finder. Me, I'm the fixer. Hotwire and Blindboy, that's us. A team. Blindboy can hear things, electric junk, down below the ground. Once we've found something worth anything, then it's my job to fix it up so that it works. I've got a sort of natural talent for fixing electron gadgets. My dad once said to me, "You're a real hotwire. I never saw a girl so fast with her fingers." That's how come I'm called Hotwire now. Set in the year 2061, an eleven-year-old boy and thirteen-year-old girl support themselves in a city dump by finding broken electronics from computer mother boards to freezers, then repairing and selling them. They are kidnapped by one of the most devious criminals in their dangerous, futuristic city and forced to use their unique talents to commit crimes for him. If they are caught trying to escape,, they'll be killed. If they are arrested, they'll be forced to work in the sweatshops until they die of madness and exhaustion. Can these brave, determined, street-smart kids save themselves?