Horowitz, Anthony. Raven's Gate.HOROWITZ, Anthony. Raven's Gate. (The Gatekeepers, Book 1.) Scholastic. 256p. c2005. 0-43967995-8. $17.95. JS* Framed for a crime he didn't commit, 14-year-old Matt, an orphan, is sent off to live with a foster parent in the remote Yorkshire countryside as punishment. Three years in jail is the alternative--but Matt should have chosen that instead, he soon realizes. From the start, his foster parent, Mrs. Deverill, seems severe and strange, but life on her farm soon gets much stranger. Matt discovers that she has information on him from years back that describes his "precognitive pre·cog·ni·tion n. Knowledge of something in advance of its occurrence, especially by extrasensory perception; clairvoyance. pre·cog abilities," and he comes across signs of life at a supposedly abandoned nuclear power station. When he tries to run away, everyone who helps him disappears or turns up dead. Matt eventually manages to make his way to London's Natural History Museum, accompanied by a journalist friend, in order to find out more about what seems to be his predestined pre·des·tine tr.v. pre·des·tined, pre·des·tin·ing, pre·des·tines 1. To fix upon, decide, or decree in advance; foreordain. 2. Theology To foreordain or elect by divine will or decree. role as a gatekeeper In an H.323 IP telephony or video environment, a gatekeeper is a device that manages domains and provides call control. It is used to translate user names into IP addresses, to authenticate users and to manage network resources. devoted to protecting the world from an ancient evil. A terrific climactic cli·mac·tic also cli·mac·ti·cal adj. Relating to or constituting a climax. cli·mac  ti·cal·ly adv.Adj. 1. scene there ends up with dinosaur skeletons coming to life and attacking them. This first volume in a new series by the best-selling author of the Alex Rider For the title character of the series, see . Alex Rider is a series of spy novels by English author Anthony Horowitz about a young spy named Alex Rider. Seven novels have been published to date. series (Stormbreaker, etc.) is a creepy creep·y adj. creep·i·er, creep·i·est Informal 1. Of or producing a sensation of uneasiness or fear, as of things crawling on one's skin: a creepy feeling; a creepy story. 2. , suspenseful SF thriller with a sympathetic protagonist and plenty of evil for him to combat. Fans of Alex will be happy to meet brave Matt and to follow his adventures. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. *--The asterisk highlights exceptional books. |
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