{"product_id":"border-breakers-ben-peterson-9798311673099","title":"Border Breakers: Kids of the Line","description":"\u003cb\u003eBorder Breakers: Kids of the Line\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA gripping dystopian thriller about survival, rebellion, and the fight for freedom.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ePhoenix Line\u003c\/b\u003e was built to keep people out. Or so they say.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thousand miles of electrified steel, patrolled by automated drones, surveillance towers, and deadly force-the Line divides the fractured remains of North America. On one side, the \u003cb\u003eNorthern Federation\u003c\/b\u003e, a utopia built on clean energy, AI governance, and absolute control. On the other, the \u003cb\u003eUnited American States\u003c\/b\u003e, a starving wasteland clinging to the past. In between? A generation caught in the crossfire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTina Regalado has spent her life working under the hum of the Phoenix Line, believing its promise of safety and order. But when she hesitates to pull the trigger on a desperate border-runner, she starts to see the cracks in the Federation's perfect system. On the other side of the fence, \u003cb\u003eRyan Whitecloud\u003c\/b\u003e isn't just watching-he's planning. The drones, the patrol routes, the gaps in the grid-if there's a way out of the UAS, he's going to find it. And when he crosses paths with \u003cb\u003eDru\u003c\/b\u003e, a rogue hacker who's uncovered a century-old secret buried beneath the Line, everything changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the Line isn't just a border-it's a \u003cb\u003elie\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA forgotten tunnel, a hidden history, a sabotage mission that could bring down the system-\u003cb\u003eif they can survive what's waiting underground\u003c\/b\u003e. As the Line's AI defenses close in and the Federation prepares to seal its borders forever, Tina, Ryan, and their unlikely allies must make an impossible choice: escape while they still can... or \u003cb\u003ebreak the Line for good\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Peterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798311673099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ben Peterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49166906097919,"sku":"9798311673099","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/border-breakers-ben-peterson-9798311673099","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}