Pulse en una miniatura para ir a Google Books.
Cargando... The Water Wars (edición 2011)por Cameron Stracher (Autor)
Información de la obraThe Water Wars por Cameron Stracher
Ninguno Cargando...
Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I really wanted to like this book. The cover is gorgeous but that should have been a give away for me. When the most enticing part of the book is the cover it's quite possible that you are in for a dud of a book. It seemed as though the author was not sure who he was writing for, children or adults, and because of that the book really fell flat. The main characters were flat and the bad guys were far too one dimensional. I only finished this book because I wanted to see if it would get any better. It didn't. The ending felt thrown together and all too convenient. The Beginning: The lead into the story was gripping, a dystopian society where the people who controlled the water were the ones who ruled. We were introduced to three characters, The narrator, Vera, Will, her brother and Kia. The Middle: Things got a bit muddled for me along the way. Quite a few new characters were introduced in quick succession and it seemed as though everything that could go wrong did go wrong. There was little time to breath and get acquainted with the new characters and little time to feel invested in their future in the book. The Ending: While a bit more breathing space was allowed, the ending seemed to rush towards me like a raging river. See what I did there, ok, fine, I’ll stop. Overall: I think a lot of the relationships in this book could have been developed more, the neck breaking pace did not allow for this and that was one of the main things lacking. It’s an nod to the future of a world that misuses it’s resources, something that we can all relate to in some way. This book is set in the future of America, when a shortage of water has caused the fracturing of the nation into competing states. The plot follows Will and Vera, siblings, on the search for a recent acquaintance, Kai. This new friend seems to know the solution for the water shortage, but vanishes in the middle of the night. What unfolds is an action-packed adventure of the two friends as the unravel the mystery of the drought, encounter new friends and villains, and seek to save their friend. The style of this book would definitely appeal to middle school students and to transitional readers. The plot is simple to follow and unfolds quickly, keeping students engaged. I can see this connecting to study of the water cycle, geography, and droughts. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Science Fiction & Fantasy.
Young Adult Fiction.
Young Adult Literature.
HTML: Welcome to a future where water is more precious than oil or gold... Hundreds of millions of people have already died, and millions more will soon fall-victims of disease, hunger, and dehydration. It is a time of drought and war. The rivers have dried up, the polar caps have melted, and drinkable water is now in the hands of the powerful few. There are fines for wasting it and prison sentences for exceeding the quotas. But Kai didn't seem to care about any of this. He stood in the open road drinking water from a plastic cup, then spilled the remaining drops into the dirt. He didn't go to school, and he traveled with armed guards. Kai claimed he knew a secret-something the government is keeping from us... And then he was gone. Vanished in the middle of the night. Was he kidnapped? Did he flee? Is he alive or dead? There are no clues, only questions. And no one can guess the lengths to which they will go to keep him silent. We have to find him-and the truth-before it is too late for all of us. .No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
Debates activosNingunoCubiertas populares
Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Clasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
¿Eres tú?Conviértete en un Autor de LibraryThing. |
That said, politics-wise, which it tried to be by the end, I was not all that entertained or finding it believable either. ( )