Springer, Nancy. Somebody.
Holiday House 2009 117p 16.95 978-0-8234-2099-5 ms/hs
Sherica is a "missing child." For 10 years her father has moved her and her brother around the country, changing their names, dying their hair, and keeping them from making friends so that he wouldn't be discovered. Now, at 15, she knows she must do something for herself. Absolutely riveting. The novel opens with the main character not knowing her real name, her birthday, or where she comes from. All she knows is that her dad moves her and her brother from town to town, sometimes as often as twice a year, and gives them new names in each new place. We are right there with her as she discovers the shocking truth-- that she is a "missing child" whose father is wanted for abduction. The emotional impact of the book is incredible, as we get inside this child's warped sense of herself and her poor self-esteem, and her notion that she must protect her dad from the law, while at the same time her soul is crying out for a real life for herself. C.Kennedy
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
The Carbon Diaries 2015
Lloya, Saci The Carbon Diaries 2015
Holiday House 2008 330p 17.95 978-0-8234-2190-9 hs
In a dystopic London, forced to ration carbon dioxide because of global warming and climate changes, 16-year-old punk-rocker, Laura, chronicles the year 2015 in a society out of control. A chilling look at the near future, and a cautionary eco-thriller. Much is being written today about our "carbon footprint" on the world, and the effect that will have on future generations. So, it is not surprising that this novel, set in the near future should deal with just that. Told in diary entries in the year after the Great Storm, Laura details life in her dysfunctional family, set against the backdrop of a dystopian Britain. The government has instituted mandatory carbon rationing, resulting in the elimination of luxuries, such as travel and heating. Laura, in her pitch-perfect teen narration, describes the frightening weather, riots, the collapse of her family, the black market, and her yearning for normalcy - playing in her punk band and her crush on the boy next door.
A first novel, and a new voice to be heard. Pair this with classics like Huxley's Brave New World and Orwell's 1984, as well as Doctorow's Little Brother for a thought-provoking and chilling glimpse into the near future. P. Naismith
Holiday House 2008 330p 17.95 978-0-8234-2190-9 hs
In a dystopic London, forced to ration carbon dioxide because of global warming and climate changes, 16-year-old punk-rocker, Laura, chronicles the year 2015 in a society out of control. A chilling look at the near future, and a cautionary eco-thriller. Much is being written today about our "carbon footprint" on the world, and the effect that will have on future generations. So, it is not surprising that this novel, set in the near future should deal with just that. Told in diary entries in the year after the Great Storm, Laura details life in her dysfunctional family, set against the backdrop of a dystopian Britain. The government has instituted mandatory carbon rationing, resulting in the elimination of luxuries, such as travel and heating. Laura, in her pitch-perfect teen narration, describes the frightening weather, riots, the collapse of her family, the black market, and her yearning for normalcy - playing in her punk band and her crush on the boy next door.
A first novel, and a new voice to be heard. Pair this with classics like Huxley's Brave New World and Orwell's 1984, as well as Doctorow's Little Brother for a thought-provoking and chilling glimpse into the near future. P. Naismith
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