Klass, David. Firestorm.KLASS, David. Firestorm. (The Caretaker Trilogy, book 1.) Farrar, Straus & Giroux Farrar, Straus & Giroux Publishing company in New York City noted for its literary excellence. It was founded in 1945 by John Farrar and Roger Straus as Farrar, Straus & Co. . 290p. c2006. 0-374-32307-0. $17.00. JS Who is Jack? The 18-year-old abruptly learns he isn't who he always thought he was: his whole life so far has been a masquerade, designed to keep him hidden so that he can accomplish a heroic, world-saving act. When he breaks the football rushing record at his school, Jack makes the news and attracts the attention of powerful, mysterious enemies he never knew he had, the Dark Army. He's forced to go on the run, aided by a telepathic te·lep·a·thy n. Communication through means other than the senses, as by the exercise of an occult power. tel dog and a female warrior who teaches him how to defend himself. His mission is to find a weapon called Firestorm that will prevent the ecological devastation that has turned the world of the future into a barren desert. But will the brutal Dark Army succeed in stopping him? This tense SF/fantasy tale features nonstop action as Jack runs off to the coast of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , ends up in a small boat in a hurricane, is rescued by a fishing trawler that destroys ocean reefs, and bravely battles his superhuman su·per·hu·man adj. 1. Above or beyond the human; preternatural or supernatural. 2. Beyond ordinary or normal human ability, power, or experience: "soldiers driven mad by superhuman misery" enemies. Will he be able to save himself and his new friends, not to mention the world? The ecological message is laid on thickly, but Jack's thrilling adventures and the 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. villainy Villainy See also Evil, Wickedness. Vindictiveness (See VENGEANCE.) Violence (See BRUTALITY, CRUELTY.) d’Acunha, Teresa portrait of devilish Spanish servant and kidnapper. [Br. Lit. of the bad guys will keep readers turning the pages. Some talk of sex, but nothing explicit. 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. |
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