What do you do when you discover you are something you have been raised to despise?
Fourteen-year-old Mikayla is a genetic Elite in a world ruthlessly divided by genetic class. Days before the exam that will secure her future with the powerful Genetics Institute, she makes a discovery that leaves her questioning her rigid society for the first time in her life.
Anna Monders writes fiction and nonfiction for kids, often with a science twist. Her debut middle-grade novel, Tested, released on March 31, 2026, with a picture book to follow in summer 2027. She holds an MS in earth and planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MFA in writing for children from Simmons University.
Anna loves to talk books, writing, science, and more. She speaks at schools, libraries, book festivals, and conferences.
BOOK NEWS Happy Birthday, Tested! Tested hit the shelves on March 31, 2026, two years after my wild week of getting two book deals in a row. Such a lot of work went into transforming the manuscript of Tested into a real book. And now the book is making its way out into the world. Bon...Read more→