The Salvation (Roswell High, No 10) [Import] [Paperback]

Melinda Metz (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books (May 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743408926
• ISBN-13: 978-0743408929
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,108,548 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Melinda Metz grew up in San Jose, California. People sometimes ask if she knows the way there. She kinda does, but she has an off-kilter sense of direction, so to be confident of arriving, it's better to consult some kind of navigational device.

Her mother tried to teach her to read in kindergarten, but Melinda had no interest. She also had no interest in learning to write her name. (FYI, when Melinda was in kindergarten it was all about finger-painting, play time, and naps.) Eventually, she mastered both and even majored in English at San Jose State University.

After college, Melinda moved to Manhattan to seek her fortune, which involved learning to identify fruits and vegetables while working at a grocery store,
making $2.73 working backstage for an off-off Broadway play (her part of the box-office profits), and editing books.

Melinda and the lovely and talented Laura J. Burns pretty much became unofficial writing partners when they were editors at the same company. They teamed up to brainstorm story ideas, and at some point their brains fused in some key places. Later they worked on the Roswell High book series, Laura developing and editing the series, Melinda writing.

That series led to Melinda and Laura, now an official writing team, writing two TV pilots, moving to L.A. to work on the Roswell TV show, and briefly living in Toronto while on the writing staff of 1-800-Missing. They both continue to write books, together and separately.

Melinda has never regretted learning to read and write her name.

Customer Reviews

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A TOTAL MUST FOR THE ULTIMATE FAN, July 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Salvation (Roswell High No. 10) (Mass Market Paperback)

I just finished reading Salvation. It was the best of the entire series. I've never cried through any of them, except for this one. So many critical and tragic things happened to Max, Micheal, Isabel, Liz, Maria and Alex. The writing was much more fast paced and the plot was much bigger and more important. Our favorite characters lose almost everything and endure so much pain, but ultimately they realize what they've always known. That is, they have eachother. The bonds the six of them share prove to be stronger and more meaningful than any Intergalactic turmoil they've faced. You must read this book! I admit that once you get close to the end you grow sad because it's over, but savor the writing. This is the crowning book to the Roswell High series.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The final battle (and an awesome conclusion!), July 25, 2000

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Rebecca Herman (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Salvation (Roswell High No. 10) (Mass Market Paperback)

Max has been completely absorbed into the consciousness and has no control over his body at all. But the others are determined not to give up. They've got two of the three Stones of Midnight, so they have that adventage. But Liz is devestated - she's just lost Adam, and the thought that she might lose Max, the love of her life, as well is almost more then she can bear. Isabel learns she may be able to return to her home planet - but she can't leave her brother behind. Or can she? Michael's torn between his love for Maria and the chance for him and his brother to return home. Alex, in spite of loving Isabel and wanting her to stay, tries to be there for her. And Maria is completely heartbroken that Michael will most likely leave her. They'll all work together to fight the final battle to free Max and the beings of his home planet from the consciousness. But can they triumph - or are the efforts too little too late? Read to find out!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great ending to a great series, January 3, 2002

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"arualj" (Mass, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Salvation (Roswell High No. 10) (Mass Market Paperback)

The Salvation by Melinda Metz was truely a terrific ending to the Roswell High series. After all of the conflicts and terrors that Max, Liz, Michael, Maria, Alex, and Isabel had gone through in previous books, The Salvation needed a happy ending to calm the reader's nerves. And that's just what Metz delivered. If you've read the other Roswell high books don't even hesitate to read about their final battle in The Salvation.
The only thing I wish now was that she had written more!