Hidden Systems: A Graphic Novel Your teen uses electricity, water, and the internet every day—but how often does he stop to consider how those systems actually work? Hidden Systems explores the history, design, and future of the infrastructure that unobtrusively powers daily life, covering everything from water systems and fiber optics to the electric grid through graphic-novel storytelling and detailed illustrations. Along the way, students examine how these systems developed, how they changed over time, and how access, design choices, and historical decisions continue to shape the world today. Because the book combines engineering, history, environmental topics, and social considerations, it naturally encourages students to think beyond simply how systems function and begin asking why they were built the way they were. This National Book Award Longlist title also earned recognition from the NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book list and the New York Public Library’s Teen Books list for making complex systems approachable without oversimplifying them. Students interested in engineering, technology, infrastructure, or simply understanding how everyday systems work will find plenty to explore here. Note: Includes evolutionary content. Parents may wish to preview before use.
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