Friday, September 26, 2014

"Sky Jumpers Book 1" by Peggy Eddleman ~ Book Review

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Book Description:


What happens when you can’t do the one thing that matters most?

12-year-old Hope lives in White Rock, a town struggling to recover from the green bombs of World War III. The bombs destroyed almost everything that came before, so the skill that matters most in White Rock—sometimes it feels like the only thing that matters—is the ability to invent so that the world can regain some of what it’s lost.

But Hope is terrible at inventing and would much rather sneak off to cliff dive into the Bomb’s Breath—the deadly band of air that covers the crater the town lives in—than fail at yet another invention.

When bandits discover that White Rock has invented priceless antibiotics, they invade. The town must choose whether to hand over the medicine and die from disease in the coming months or to die fighting the bandits now. Hope and her friends, Aaren and Brock, might be the only ones who can escape through the Bomb’s Breath and make the dangerous trek over the snow-covered mountain to get help.

For once, inventing isn’t the answer, but the daring and risk-taking that usually gets Hope into trouble might just save them all.



About the Author:




Peggy Eddleman is the author of the middle grade post-apocalyptic adventure SKY JUMPERS (Random House), and the forthcoming THE FORBIDDEN FLATS (Random House, 9/23/14). She lives at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains with her three hilarious and fun kids (two sons and a daughter), and her incredibly supportive husband. Besides writing, Peggy enjoys playing laser tag with her family, doing cartwheels in long hallways, trying new restaurants, and occasionally painting murals on walls.



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Review:


The author pens "Sky Jumpers" in a plot taken from the perspective of a 12 year old girl after WWIII. Filled with detail and adventure, the inner message was to me that if you believe in yourself anything is possible. My nephew normally doesn't "go" for this type of book, but he was totally captivated from beginning to end and is looking forward to what happens next. Highly recommended for all middle grade children along with adults.

I give "Sky Jumpers" a 4 star rating.



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