Rachel Ward (1) (1964–)

Dates, Dates, Dates. What would you do if you could see when everyone was going to die????The book takes place in London and it is in the English countryside. I think this book takes place in London because Jem knows about London.

The main character is Jem. She is the protagonist. Jem is 15 years old. Jem was in a foster home with 22 siblings. When she looks at people she sees the date they will die. She avoids getting to know people. While she is waiting for the train, she sees the death date of everybody waiting for the train. They all flash the numbers of today's date and London is going to be attacked. Spider is the other main character and he steals money. He is the antagonist. They end up falling in love. Jem isn't sure if she should let people know about the numbers. Every number that she sees that person ends up dying that day.

I think that the book is about survival because the police are out to get Jem and Spider. Jem and Spider are separated from each other because of the police chases. Spider dies in the book and then Jem can’t see the numbers anymore. Later on in the book Jem’s child tells her he can see numbers above people's heads.

I like it because it’s about survival. I did not like that people were dying. I recommend this book because this book is a little bit dangerous because people are dying and the people are getting chased by the cops. I would recommend this book to anyone that is thirteen or older because people are learning to read chapter books at that age and it's a reading level book.… (más)

Adam Wilde has inherited his mother Jem's ability to see "numbers" - the dates people will die - when he looks into their eyes. Adam is very scared because many people, especially in London, have death dates in the first few days of 2027. Sarah Parker has a recurring nightmare of her baby being taken from her and carried into an inferno, and when she meets Adam in school, she is horrified to realize he is the person from her dream. Adam is smitten with her, but feels compelled to warn Londoners of the pending disaster. I found the book kind of slow and written for a younger audience, but liked the accelerating pace and how things came together in the last third of the novel.… (más)