Echostar Is Always Listening

A super-readable and accessible speculative techno-thriller.

Ruby and her best friend Deva have won free places at the Ash Tree Foundation Performing Arts Camp over the summer. There's just one problem: they won't be able to attend unless their grades seriously improve. When Deva suddenly starts getting high marks in all their subjects, a confused and hurt Ruby feels left behind. Then she finds out Deva's success is due to EchoStar, a new app that's helping her get ahead.

Ruby is desperate to start using it too, but there is much more to EchoStar than she has imagined. Because EchoStar is always watching and listening.

Union Square & Co.'s Everyone Can Be A Reader books are expertly written, thoughtfully designed with dyslexia-friendly fonts and paper tones, and carefully formatted to meet readers where they are with engaging stories that encourage reading success across a wide range of age and interest levels.

Author: Melinda Salisbury
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Published: 04/07/2026
Pages: 136
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781454962830
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/03/2026 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 01/26/2026
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2026
Booklist 04/01/2026

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A BOOK FOR EVERY INTEREST: With the ECBAR series containing books for all interests and of all genres, Echo Star is Always Listening is perfect for young adult readers looking for a page-turning techno-thriller in the speculative fiction space.