Soul Machine

By Jordana Globerman

A Wrinkle in Time meets Brave New World in this thought-provoking debut graphic novel about one girl's quest to save her family's livelihood--and maybe existence itself.

Chloe and her older sister make souls by hand in an empty old house in the countryside. When their supply of breth--the raw material needed to make souls--runs dry, the evil McCorp tries to force them to franchise and make synthetic souls instead. Chloe sets out to the big city in hopes of finding a new source. And maybe a way to modernize their business that Lacey is so determined to keep in the past.

On a journey to find a real breth crop, untouched by MCorp's greedy hands, Chloe uncovers long-buried family secrets--and starts to question whom to trust and what reality even is.

A beautifully rendered debut, Soul Machine is at once a metaphysical science-fiction story and a nuanced exploration of big ideas: spirituality, family, consciousness, and connection, but also unscrupulous consumption, megacorporations, and how egomaniac entrepreneurs impact our lives.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1773219588
• ISBN13: 9781773219585
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Annick Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7