[LISTENED TO: September 30, 2017] The Resisters
I saw this audio book at the library and thought it might be a fun book for a long car trip. It turned out the family wasn’t going on one for a while, but Clark and I were heading to Hartford for the Pokémon Regional Championship, and this was just about the right length for the trip.
I was turned off by the cover–that very computerized version of the kids. Although I see that Nylund writes books in the Halo series, (and has an interesting history writing for Microsoft, go figure). So I guess it makes sense that there’s a computer edge to it.
The story wastes no time opening and doesn’t wait for you to catch up.
Ethan Blackwood is twelve and, as the book opens, he is in the last few seconds of a very important soccer match. But, with no explanation given , we learn that this soccer match is not what we are used to. All of the competitors are wearing large armored suits and the ball can hit speeds of 300 MPH. Ethan is a year younger than his teammates, but he has proven himself on many occasions and they all look to him for a great play. (more…)
I Just Read About That... 