The Athena Protocol by Shamim Sarif
Published by HarperTeen on October 8th 2019
ISBN: 0062849603
Pages: 304
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The Athena Protocol

 

Jess is a member of an all-female group who provide protection to women who are being assaulted in any part of the world.  But, Jess has gone too far by killing Ahmed, one of the worst offenders and, thus, bringing scrutiny onto the group.  In order to keep the group hidden, Jess is told to leave.  But she knows that she has the high-level skills needed to save the women who are being kidnapped and held so that their physical organs can be harvested and used by wealthy Russians who can afford the price.

It took me a while to connect with Jess as a character.  With all the bravery and abilities that Jess had I didn’t accept that the others would have summarily told her to leave.  She ended up as the one who saved the group members as well as the kidnapped women.  One of the cool technological devices were contact lenses that could zoom in on things far away with the blink of an eye.

This book is recommended for grades 9-12.

 

Reviewed by Ellen Spring, Oceanside High School, Rockland