by Jason Fry
First published 2013
Kevin Bowman witnesses two massive robots fighting in the Nevada desert. The twelve year old boy finds himself pulled into their conflict when he encounters the Autobots. Kevin learns these mechanical beings are part of something much larger than he imagined. His older brother has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Kevin begins searching for clues about what happened to him. He discovers a covert government program that uses satellites to monitor arriving Transformers. The boy must navigate between helping his new Autobot allies and finding his missing brother. Kevin faces a choice that could determine the fate of both his family and Earth itself. The secret satellite tracking system holds answers, but accessing those answers puts everyone he cares about in danger.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, high-stakes
Setting: Nevada, Earth
Period: 21st-century
224 pages · Kindle Edition · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers