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Summary: GOOD SOLID FICTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Review: The premise behind the FIRE-US trilogy is not new, disease has killed most of the human population in the world. Reminiscent of EARTH ABIDS or the STAND in the general context, FIRE-US looks at the survival of a group of children left on their own when all the grown-ups died. This is not a novel giving the nuts and bolts of their survival but more a story of how their group is changing given that the oldest members are now facing that radical change of puberty.The story gives an exciting and surprisingly believable account of what children might do if left to themselves, given of course they still have all the stores to raid to keep alive. These children, Hunter, Mommy, Teacher, their names prior to the Fire-Us (virus) having been lost and their identities fully enmeshed with their new roles in life, are the older ones taking care of a number of younger children. They have lived these roles for five years but now forced by the failure of their food supply and the addition of three newcomers to leave their home and find the President of the United States, the grown-up who will save them. The book, alright books if you insist, are fast paced action filled stories that should capture the attention and the imagination of young readers. Be warned though there are parts that are not for the squeamish. There are inferences to what can only be called the rape of adolescent girls and infanticide. Additionally it deals with the coming of age in the older children, their fears and tentative explorations. Nothing brutal or explicit, but there none the less. In all a well done story, and while I can't say their a MUST read I can say I do RECOMMEND them for our young adult readers.
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Summary: GOOD SOLID FICTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Review: The premise behind the FIRE-US trilogy is not new, disease has killed most of the human population in the world. Reminiscent of EARTH ABIDS or the STAND in the general context, FIRE-US looks at the survival of a group of children left on their own when all the grown-ups died. This is not a novel giving the nuts and bolts of their survival but more a story of how their group is changing given that the oldest members are now facing that radical change of puberty. The story gives an exciting and surprisingly believable account of what children might do if left to themselves, given of course they still have all the stores to raid to keep alive. These children, Hunter, Mommy, Teacher, their names prior to the Fire-Us (virus) having been lost and their identities fully enmeshed with their new roles in life, are the older ones taking care of a number of younger children. They have lived these roles for five years but now forced by the failure of their food supply and the addition of three newcomers to leave their home and find the President of the United States, the grown-up who will save them. The book, alright books if you insist, are fast paced action filled stories that should capture the attention and the imagination of young readers. Be warned though there are parts that are not for the squeamish. There are inferences to what can only be called the rape of adolescent girls and infanticide. Additionally it deals with the coming of age in the older children, their fears and tentative explorations. Nothing brutal or explicit, but there none the less. In all a well done story, and while I can't say their a MUST read I can say I do RECOMMEND them for our young adult readers.
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Summary: The Best Book I've Ever Read.
Review: This book is about life. Not just regular life but life without electricity nor parents. This magnificant story is about a couple of kids that survived after 5 years, with no parents and not much resources. There are many great cliffhangers so you dont want to stop reading. At the end (which i am not telling you) is very sudden and breathtaking and really makes you read the other two books!
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Summary: The Kindling needed more sparks
Review: This is the story of a group of children left to survive on their own after a virus (hence the series title "fire-us" - which is virus in baby-speak)has killed most of the human population.
Some parts of the story are interesting. One of the older kids, Hunter, spends a great deal of time searching for food in old stores and houses. The dialogue between the kids, however, is tedious and boring. It is also very difficult to believe that children would end up acting the way the main characters do in this story.
If you want to read really good survival stories, then try reading Philbrick's Last Book in the Universe or Robert Swindells' Brother in the Land.
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