Unplugged

Jett is the 12-year-old son of Vlad Baranov, a billionaire tech tycoon. He is rebellious and resentful because both his parents are busy running companies rather than acting like a family. As a result, Jett is a prankster whose unlimited financial resources allow him to act out in ways that have a large impact. He has been named Silicon Valley’s Number One Spoiled Brat, a title of which he is proud.

In an attempt to curb Jett’s reckless ways, his father enrolls him at the Oasis for six weeks and deprives him of all his tech devices. Jett resents this forced retreat and initially behaves even worse than before. However, his involvement with three other campmates in a shared effort to care for a baby lizard creates an unexpected emotional connection. He learns lessons about the value of friendship, both human and animal. Jett becomes committed to something other than his own self-interest as he risks his life to do the right thing and expose an illegal alligator farm. His experiences at the tech-free Oasis retreat make him a better person by the end of the novel.