Cleo Porter and the Body Electric

Jake Burt's Cleo Porter and the Body Electric is a futuristic middle-grade novel about a girl named Cleo who lives in a hermetically sealed housing development. In a world changed by a pandemic, Cleo and her family live in total isolation, never leaving their apartment or receiving visitors. Their food is delivered by drones, ensuring their safety from the disease that nearly wiped out humanity. However, their safety comes at the cost of loneliness. When a package meant for someone else arrives, containing medicine critical for a stranger's survival, Cleo, a surgeon-in-training, faces a dilemma. No one ever leaves their units, but Cleo must decide whether to break the rules to save a life.