This book is the first book of a five book series about a small town in California
called Perdido Beach. It all begins when everyone over the age of fifteen
disappears and nobody knows why. Adults strangely just disappear, leaving
children up to the age of fifteen to fend for themselves and to survive… the fall
out alley youth zone or also known as the FAYZE.
Soon we meet the main characters in the book Sam, Quinn and Astrid, whose
teacher disappears into thin air. The mystery of all the adults is still unknown to
them, so they begin to search the town for any evidence. They soon find a
gigantic, unbreakable barrier in gulping the town and the surrounding area. Soon
people begin to develop powers, as if they were mutated. Unimaginable powers
such as being able to control light, having break neck speed or to be able to use
telekinetics have been given to children from the age of five.
Cut off from civilization with no help on the way, the small world of Perdido
Beach becomes chaos. With no income of food or water the odds for the small
population of survivors seems dim, but with a concrete council and even with the
odds stacked against them they begin to run things the way they used to.
Soon Sam and Astrid begin to realize the happening of the FAYZE, her brother
little Pete created the dome as an area of comfort for him and since he was the
creator only he could diminish it. Now sides are being chosen, strong or weak,
cruel or humane. A new order has risen with powers never seen before.
The reason I liked this book is because it is a gripping, tense thrilling adventure
from start to finish. Michael Grants use of violence and fear gives it an interesting
edge, making it a page turning book, gasping to see what happens next.
The recommendation of this book is for children over twelve, and I would highly
recommend it to anyone looking for grasping, thrilling fiction.
EMMET QUINN
called Perdido Beach. It all begins when everyone over the age of fifteen
disappears and nobody knows why. Adults strangely just disappear, leaving
children up to the age of fifteen to fend for themselves and to survive… the fall
out alley youth zone or also known as the FAYZE.
Soon we meet the main characters in the book Sam, Quinn and Astrid, whose
teacher disappears into thin air. The mystery of all the adults is still unknown to
them, so they begin to search the town for any evidence. They soon find a
gigantic, unbreakable barrier in gulping the town and the surrounding area. Soon
people begin to develop powers, as if they were mutated. Unimaginable powers
such as being able to control light, having break neck speed or to be able to use
telekinetics have been given to children from the age of five.
Cut off from civilization with no help on the way, the small world of Perdido
Beach becomes chaos. With no income of food or water the odds for the small
population of survivors seems dim, but with a concrete council and even with the
odds stacked against them they begin to run things the way they used to.
Soon Sam and Astrid begin to realize the happening of the FAYZE, her brother
little Pete created the dome as an area of comfort for him and since he was the
creator only he could diminish it. Now sides are being chosen, strong or weak,
cruel or humane. A new order has risen with powers never seen before.
The reason I liked this book is because it is a gripping, tense thrilling adventure
from start to finish. Michael Grants use of violence and fear gives it an interesting
edge, making it a page turning book, gasping to see what happens next.
The recommendation of this book is for children over twelve, and I would highly
recommend it to anyone looking for grasping, thrilling fiction.
EMMET QUINN