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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
The companion novel to Alone.
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An unidentified danger forces Colorado residents to evacuate their homes, live in an evacuation camp and give up their cell phones and all access to the outside world. Four kids band together to investigate what’s really going on after the realize they’ve been there for months and live in a camp has become the status quo for too many. The more they dig the more conspiracies and coverups they find.
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This MG novel in verse included poetry mixed with prose, a movie script, production diary, letters and newspaper articles. The audiobook is narrated by a full cast and is a great way to read this one. This dystopian book hit a little too close to home for the current state of our nation. Definitely impactful and shows how much we underestimate kids.
CW: animal death, violence, grief, parental deaths (off page)
I liked the first one a lot better :/
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An unidentified danger forces Colorado residents to evacuate their homes, live in an evacuation camp and give up their cell phones and all access to the outside world. Four kids band together to investigate what’s really going on after the realize they’ve been there for months and live in a camp has become the status quo for too many. The more they dig the more conspiracies and coverups they find.
🎬
This MG novel in verse included poetry mixed with prose, a movie script, production diary, letters and newspaper articles. The audiobook is narrated by a full cast and is a great way to read this one. This dystopian book hit a little too close to home for the current state of our nation. Definitely impactful and shows how much we underestimate kids.
CW: animal death, violence, grief, parental deaths (off page)
I liked the first one a lot better :/
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Haven't read alone, but this worked as a standalone. Really engaging quick read.
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Without any warning at all, the world has suddenly turned on its head, and mandatory evacuations have taken countless families from their homes in Colorado to camps across the rural plains. In the absence of phones or television, it is impossible to fully comprehend the scope of the evacuation or why it has happened, so everyone must wait and hope for a positive resolution. As the weeks and months drag on, the evacuees band together to create a new kind of community, complete with religious gatherings and even school, much to the dismay of the children residing there. There appears to be no end in sight, and only time will tell when or how their lives may ever return to normal.
This companion to the verse novel Alone recounts the events of the same time period from the other side. Through the perspectives of multiple youth forced together by the evacuation, the experience becomes multifaceted and complex as their voices share their individual observations. Each character speaks in a manner that is authentic to their personality, whether in limited verse, film scripts, or journalistic articles, and this makes it clear for readers which character is speaking at any given time. Interspersed with these voices are occasional news bulletins that attempt to provide some factual information to support the observations of the children, but these formal declarations omit the personal feelings the youth are able to share. Characters and readers alike feel the seemingly interminable nature of time because of the experiences described in the narrative, though the book is punctuated by strategic divides that serve as anchor points for readers.
Similar to Alone, this book offers a depth of emotions with very few words, which is both striking and meaningful. Additionally, the ample white space and the overall design of the book help to make it accessible to a wide range of readers. Fans of Alone will appreciate this secondary approach to the same situation, and the resiliency of the human spirit is equally well represented in this book. Descriptive, powerful, and thought provoking, this novel is one that will resonate with readers long after its conclusion. This is an excellent addition to speculative fiction library collections for middle grade readers.
This companion to the verse novel Alone recounts the events of the same time period from the other side. Through the perspectives of multiple youth forced together by the evacuation, the experience becomes multifaceted and complex as their voices share their individual observations. Each character speaks in a manner that is authentic to their personality, whether in limited verse, film scripts, or journalistic articles, and this makes it clear for readers which character is speaking at any given time. Interspersed with these voices are occasional news bulletins that attempt to provide some factual information to support the observations of the children, but these formal declarations omit the personal feelings the youth are able to share. Characters and readers alike feel the seemingly interminable nature of time because of the experiences described in the narrative, though the book is punctuated by strategic divides that serve as anchor points for readers.
Similar to Alone, this book offers a depth of emotions with very few words, which is both striking and meaningful. Additionally, the ample white space and the overall design of the book help to make it accessible to a wide range of readers. Fans of Alone will appreciate this secondary approach to the same situation, and the resiliency of the human spirit is equally well represented in this book. Descriptive, powerful, and thought provoking, this novel is one that will resonate with readers long after its conclusion. This is an excellent addition to speculative fiction library collections for middle grade readers.
Loved this follow-up to Alone! The way she used mixed media throughout to distinguish between the 4 main characters was really clever.
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated