The Lilliput Conspiracy
B. R. Wilson
language
(SpiritBooks, LLC, April 16, 2013)
Thirteen-year-old Emily Ross has just lost her mother, with whom she had a love-hate relationship. Her mother, Becky, was a brilliant, gorgeous, athletic woman, all the things Emily is not. She is, however, great on computers, since she was taught by her dad, physicist Josh Ross, who has just created a holographic computer. Out of it suddenly come a tiny version of Becky and her 18th century friends, writer Samuel Johnson, a barmaid, and her blacksmith boyfriend. These four can survive only a little while in the real world, since their pixels are degrading. Emily's little brother, Jamie, wants to keep his small mom, but their big brother wants to send them back where they came from before their dad finds out that his kids messed with his computer.Jamie's in trouble at school and the nurse, lovely Mexican Carmen Torres, scolds Josh for not handling Jamie's problem. She and Josh get together to fight the military boss of Josh's firm, who wants to use the tiny people for espionage. Becky is mad at Josh for finding a new woman and wants to stay with her family, even though Sam Johnson wants her to come home with him. By the end, Becky and Emily confront each other about their differences. Emily learns she's attractive in her own way and her new boyfriend, Jason, helps the family to fend off the military people and get the Lilliputians back where they came from. Among the themes of the book are sibling rivalry, manners, compassion, friendship, and understanding that parents aren't perfect, no matter how much they love you.