Horizon by Scott Westerfeld is about eight young teens left to fend for themselves when the plane they were on crashed. All the rest of the passengers are gone! They are on land but don't know where because they were flying over the arctic, but when the plane crashed, they found themselves in a jungle! There is good action in this and I enjoyed all the characters. There is going to be six more books in this series--should be interesting!
Note: We went to play the game at scholastic.com/horizon, but couldn't figure out where the "jump" key was to get over the obstacles, nor did we see any explanation of how to play the game--very lame.
(Gerard's review, 4 stars)
Horizon by Scott Westerfeld is a mystery about eight teens who seem to be the only survivors of a very strange plane crash in the arctic. Four of them were on their way to a robotics soccer championship in Japan. The other 500 passengers on the plane are missing. The teens find themselves in a jungle where strange things happen.
This is an interesting, fun read that leaves you with questions at the end. Apparently this is only the first book in a series of seven. It has adventure and lots of mystery in it that made me want to keep reading. I was not satisfied with the ending because it only answered one of the questions that was raised--where are they? I think kids would really like this one a lot!
(Karen's review, 4 stars)
My favorite character was Yoshi. If you've read this, who was your favorite character? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. To find books on a specific topic, scroll to the bottom and click on the topic you want. Happy Reading!
