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Endgame: The Calling
by James Frey, Nils Johnson-Shelton
The book had potential, I just lost interest amongst all of the numbers and codes and puzzles. There are 12 lines/families that have been training teens to compete in the Endgame. They come from all parts of the world and range in age from 13-20. The aliens who created Endgame finally call for it to start with the crashing of 12 meteors on the Earth. Each player has skills and tries to use them to win. I felt like the narration was robotic at times. It is violent and has some swears in it. It felt like Hunger Games meets I am Number Four but for older teens. I skipped over the numbers and codes and such when reading. Other kids might like that but numbers bore me. I would recommend it for 8th grade and up and for fans of alien/end of world scenarios.