Project Recycle

What would you sacrifice for the chance to change the world - before you even turn seventeen? It's 2029 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lucas Arthur Smith is sixteen years old, brilliant beyond his years, and driven by one quiet dream: to give his hardworking family a better life. When a chain of unexpected victories - from exposing cheaters at school to cracking neighborhood mysteries with his best friend Mike and artist teammate Emma - earns him a spot in a global science competition, Lucas wins something even bigger than a trophy. He wins an invitation. A $100,000 scholarship and a prestigious 10-month apprenticeship at a secretive foundation in Panama City - a place with no phones, no outside contact, and questions nobody seems willing to answer. Inside those walls, Lucas is drawn into Project Recycle: Create. Delete. Restore - a classified scientific mission that has consumed brilliant minds for decades. What begins as routine lab work slowly reveals itself to be something far more extraordinary, and far more dangerous, than Lucas ever imagined. The science is real. The stakes are personal. And not everyone in that building wants the experiment to succeed. Project Recycle is a fast-paced YA science fiction thriller packed with teen detective mystery, bioethics, friendship under pressure, and globe-trotting adventure across Pittsburgh, Paris, and Panama. Perfect for fans of The Maze Runner, Ender's Game, and the Hardy Boys. The story doesn't end here. This is only the beginning.