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Logline
When a 16-year-old contracts a seemingly-incurable flu, research scientist Dr. Mandy Fox fast tracks a cure which does stop the flu but it has unforeseen gender-bending consequences.
Genre
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Young Adult
Short Summary
Set several years in the future, sixteen-year-old Ricky Romanello winds up in a coma from a powerful killer flu. Dr. Mandy Fox fast tracks a vaccine only it has gender-bending consequences. A subplot is the first female presidential candidate. Does she win and become the first female president?
Setting
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland; Ricky Romanello's home town; New York City; Normal, Illinois
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
The author has not yet written this
Plot - Other Elements
Philosophical Questions, Meaningful Message
Mature Audience Themes
Substance Abuse
Main Character Details
Name: Ricky Romanello
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous, Selfless
Additional Character Details
Name: Dr. Mandy Fox
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous, Badass, Blunt, Confident, Educated, Visionary
Additional Character Details
Name: Kendra Martin
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Role: Mentor
Key Traits: Adventurous, Insecure, Underdog
Additional Character Details
Name: Isabella
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Role: Skeptic
Key Traits: Badass, Criminal, Engaging, Extraordinary Powers and Abilities, Faithful, Adventurous, Aggressive