The highest frontier / Joan Slonczewski.
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TextPublication details: New York : Tor, c2011. Edition: 1st edDescription: 443 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 9780765329561; 0765329565Subject(s): Universities and colleges -- Fiction | College students -- FictionGenre/Form: Science fiction.DDC classification: 813/.54 LOC classification: PS3569.L65 | H54 2011Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Sample text Summary: Jennifer Ramos Kennedy, a girl from a rich and politically influential family whose twin brother has died in an accident and left her bereft, is about to enter her freshman year at Frontera College. We accompany Jenny as she proceeds through her early days at school, encountering surprises and wonders and some unpleasant problems. Deadly microbes that caused Aids and anthrax are now being modified to cure disease and grow cables for space elevators. Earth is altered by global warming, and an invasive alien species called ultraphytes threatens the surviving ecosystem.--From book jacket.
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Jennifer Ramos Kennedy, a girl from a rich and politically influential family whose twin brother has died in an accident and left her bereft, is about to enter her freshman year at Frontera College. We accompany Jenny as she proceeds through her early days at school, encountering surprises and wonders and some unpleasant problems. Deadly microbes that caused Aids and anthrax are now being modified to cure disease and grow cables for space elevators. Earth is altered by global warming, and an invasive alien species called ultraphytes threatens the surviving ecosystem.--From book jacket.
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