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Grade 6-9. This story appears at first to be yet another problem novel, populated by teenagers dissatisfied with their too ordinary circumstances. No amount of subtle foreshadowing prepares readers for the direction the plot takes, however. The main character and most of his close friends and relatives are in fact extraterrestrials, living forgotten on Earth after a failed invasion. As the story begins, Jason is bored with life in his small town. The school janitor, Grant, disturbs the boy's placid universe, hinting at long-hidden secrets and presenting him with an odd metallic glove that can fire BBs through its fingers. Later, readers learn that it is a training glove for a far more lethal weapon. Jason slowly realizes that he is part of a colony of aliens who maintain human form through DNA injections, the DNA having been obtained from people killed during their ill-fated invasion. Now Grant has reestablished contact with their lost world. The adult extraterrestrials go off to plan another invasion, leaving Grant to assist the young people as they revert to their alien forms and to train them as fighters. But Jason thwarts this plan, having decided to remain what his mind and emotions tell him he is?human. Shusterman makes most of this believable; the most difficult part of the story to swallow is the way Jason's girlfriend, a real human, takes everything in stride. Still, plenty of adventure and suspense move the story along nicely. Jason is unquestionably a hero. Ultimately, the book asks readers to examine the question of what it means to be truly human. This is great science fiction. It's fun to read and thought-provoking at the same time.?Bruce Anne Shook, Mendenhall Middle School, Greensboro, NC
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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For Jason Miller, life in Billington is routine, monotonous, and boring, with perfect parents and a world of predictability. Or so he believes, until the untimely, mysterious death of his best friend, after which the too-perfect life he has known unravels with terrifying speed. Jason Harris is the perfect match for Jason, maintaining his adolescent irony and self-deprecation, while voicing his building uncertainly, confusion, and fear, as he faces his ultimate decision--does he really want to be one of them? Harris delivers realistic and individual voices for the other adolescents and adults in Jason's world--from sinister to miserable--but he builds and changes the mood and tension in the story through his excellent portrayal of Jason. W.L.S. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Grade 6-9. This story appears at first to be yet another problem novel, populated by teenagers dissatisfied with their too ordinary circumstances. No amount of subtle foreshadowing prepares readers for the direction the plot takes, however. The main character and most of his close friends and relatives are in fact extraterrestrials, living forgotten on Earth after a failed invasion. As the story begins, Jason is bored with life in his small town. The school janitor, Grant, disturbs the boy's placid universe, hinting at long-hidden secrets and presenting him with an odd metallic glove that can fire BBs through its fingers. Later, readers learn that it is a training glove for a far more lethal weapon. Jason slowly realizes that he is part of a colony of aliens who maintain human form through DNA injections, the DNA having been obtained from people killed during their ill-fated invasion. Now Grant has reestablished contact with their lost world. The adult extraterrestrials go off to plan another invasion, leaving Grant to assist the young people as they revert to their alien forms and to train them as fighters. But Jason thwarts this plan, having decided to remain what his mind and emotions tell him he is?human. Shusterman makes most of this believable; the most difficult part of the story to swallow is the way Jason's girlfriend, a real human, takes everything in stride. Still, plenty of adventure and suspense move the story along nicely. Jason is unquestionably a hero. Ultimately, the book asks readers to examine the question of what it means to be truly human. This is great science fiction. It's fun to read and thought-provoking at the same time.?Bruce Anne Shook, Mendenhall Middle School, Greensboro, NC
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From AudioFile
For Jason Miller, life in Billington is routine, monotonous, and boring, with perfect parents and a world of predictability. Or so he believes, until the untimely, mysterious death of his best friend, after which the too-perfect life he has known unravels with terrifying speed. Jason Harris is the perfect match for Jason, maintaining his adolescent irony and self-deprecation, while voicing his building uncertainly, confusion, and fear, as he faces his ultimate decision--does he really want to be one of them? Harris delivers realistic and individual voices for the other adolescents and adults in Jason's world--from sinister to miserable--but he builds and changes the mood and tension in the story through his excellent portrayal of Jason. W.L.S. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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