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What We're Reading 05/14/10
Joanna: Arnold of the Ducks, by Mordicai Gerstein (great! ages 4-6)
Jet: Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green and David Levithan (great YA, perfect for boys 14+. Read my review here)
Andi: The Tiger Rising, by Kate DiCamillo (loved it, ages 10+)
Lisa: Genesis, by Bernard Beckett (humans/technology, ages 10-13)
Jenn: The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky (great cross-over book, read my review here).
Emily: The Cabinet of Wonders, by Marie Rutkoski (magical powers, ages 9-12, read my review here)
Elena: The Higher Power of Lucky, by Susan Patron (Newbery Medal 2007. Really liked it! Ages 11+. Read my review here)
Carol: The Heart and the Bottle, by Oliver Jeffers (touching picture book about grief, love. Beautifully illustrated. Ages 4+)
Adele: The Heart is Not a Size, by Beth Kephart (sweet teen book about girls' issues, volunteering in Mexico. Ages 12+. Read my review here)
Jane: The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros (great cross-over book, about ghetto life, moving up in society, poetry, language. Ages 14+)
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Genesis (Paperback)
$10.95
ISBN-13: 9780547335926Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Mariner Books, 05/01/2010
NEW IN PAPERBACK!
“What does it mean to be human?” The answer lies within the mystery of Genesis. Set in a postapocalyptic future, the novel takes the form of an examination undergone by young Anaximander as she prepares to enter an enigmatic institution known simply as The Academy. For her subject she has chosen the life of the philosopher-soldier Adam Forde, her long-dead hero.
It is through Anax’s presentation and her answers to persistent questioning by her examiners that we learn the history of her island Republic, along with the rules and beliefs of their society. At the completion of the examination, when everything has been laid bare, Anax must confront the Republic’s last great secret, her own surprising link to Adam Forde, and the horrifying truth about her world.
Like the great writers Isaac Asimov and Philip K. Dick, Bernard Beckett explores the relationship between humans and technology in a brilliantly rendered novel that will keep readers guessing until the final page.
Recommended by: Lisa
“What does it mean to be human?” The answer lies within the mystery of Genesis. Set in a postapocalyptic future, the novel takes the form of an examination undergone by young Anaximander as she prepares to enter an enigmatic institution known simply as The Academy. For her subject she has chosen the life of the philosopher-soldier Adam Forde, her long-dead hero.
It is through Anax’s presentation and her answers to persistent questioning by her examiners that we learn the history of her island Republic, along with the rules and beliefs of their society. At the completion of the examination, when everything has been laid bare, Anax must confront the Republic’s last great secret, her own surprising link to Adam Forde, and the horrifying truth about her world.
Like the great writers Isaac Asimov and Philip K. Dick, Bernard Beckett explores the relationship between humans and technology in a brilliantly rendered novel that will keep readers guessing until the final page.
Recommended by: Lisa
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Great Book
I received this book for my eighteenth birthday from my mother and I really hated it at first because I wanted a more contemporary and popular one. I sulked and sullied up the party's mood but when I went up to my room, I read the book and I was truly blessed to have been given such a wonderful literary treasure. I have written countless essays and book reports and every time, I find and realize something new. Truly a must for true romantics and lovers of life like me.