Code Word for Chaos is a YA dystopia by EC Farrell where kids can be “designed” down to the DNA and traits level. They can be custom made or ordered from a catalogue, but what happens to the overstock? What happens to the kids with “undesirable” traits that no one wants?

Sephrim and Cal have escaped and are living on the streets, working for unsavory characters to get by…until Cal is taken to be used in a dastardly plot and programmed with mind control technology. Sephrim, with the help of Darby, a teen thief, and Matt, a hacker, must stay out of the way of the adults hunting them and rescue Cal before her code word activates her.

After having read the early version of this book, I’m so excited to read its final form! If you like dystopia stories or sci-fi found-family tales, check this one out!