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Clayton,
Emma.
THE ROAR New York : Chicken House, 2009 IL 3-6, RL 5.7 ISBN 0439925932 |
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The Roar by Emma Clayton is a Science Fiction read that could easily appeal to readers who do not think they like the Sci Fi genre. It is not a happy book but it is compelling with a fast paced plot, video and pod fighter game simulations, bullies, and twelve-year-old characters with some very unique and individual talents. The book is set in England, but in a dystopic future of unequal classes. Mika is a boy who lives in a dreary house where in order to take a shower you first have to fold up a bed. He is brave and a twin to Ellie who was kidnapped a year before the novel starts. Ellie is Mika’s twin and was kidnapped for her special powers by a 110 year old evil man named Mal Gorman. What are the pod fighting games he devises really for and just what is his special project? Oh, and did I mention a pet monkey? (New Hampshire Great Stone Face nominee, 2011) |
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Twins -- Fiction.
Science fiction. |
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