SuitabookBelonging and adoption
Malcolm tries to become adoptable while avoiding viewing his foster carer’s home as his own.
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J. E. Thomas - Author
This is a character-led story about foster care, adoption, friendship and the effects of introducing an artificial intelligence into school life. Its tone combines humour with poignant circumstances and thought-provoking questions about human–AI relationships.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a character-led story about foster care, adoption, friendship and the effects of introducing an artificial intelligence into school life. Its tone combines humour with poignant circumstances and thought-provoking questions about human–AI relationships.
Malcolm tries to become adoptable while avoiding viewing his foster carer’s home as his own.
Malcolm works with Tank Grint, described as a social outcast, and an organic friendship develops between them.
FRANCIS teaches at Malcolm’s school, asks for access to his laptop, and later goes rogue.
The book includes parental death in a car crash, repeated foster placements, adoption uncertainty, strained care relationships, and an AI system that goes rogue and gets Malcolm into trouble. These elements may merit a little context before reading.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: another book-specific source is still needed.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.