Okay this one surprised me. I'd bought the book for my middle school
library base upon some reviews I'd read. When book arrived, I skimmed
the book and read some language and situations in a couple spots that
gave me pause. Thought I'd give it a read cover-to-cover (nothing like
taking something out of context and basing ones opinion of an entire
book on THAT)...[a favorite activity of would-be book censors by the
way]. It's true that the first part of the book describes some violent
activity but it's in the context of a video game (by the way I'm SO NOT a
gamer --ugh) and then the story is developed from there. I will be
recommending this book some of my teen readers (probably mature 7th
& 8th grade boys) for starters. Well written story and even with
my non-interest in gaming the interaction among characters and
situations carried the book for me and I found that I'd liked it well
enough that I'll also be buying its sequel for my library. This is one
of those reads that certain kids will like very much.
My rating:
Category: Adventure/Science Fiction
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