The+Sky+Inside+by+Clare+B.+Dunkle

__The Sky Inside__ (229m pages) was written by Clare B. Dunkle. Martin lives in a world where technology rules. Workers are robots, children are genetically engineered. The clouds are painted on the roof of the steel dome the suburb lives under and people stick fake flowers on their windows. People order their children in what's called a packet. A packet is a box of anything that comes into the suburb. His little sister, Cassie, is a wonder baby. These are genius little kids. For his thirteenth birthday Martin receives an alldog. An alldog is a robot that looks and acts like a real dog. He named it Chip. One day, Martin took Chip to where his dad works to bring packets in. They found an underground passage way system. There, they find a kid who went missing. Martin is forced to help the kid escape from the suburb, something no one ever does. He learns that the suburb is a cruel place where people on the game shows who fall asleep don't ever wake up. And when a man named Motley comes to take away the wonder babies the parents all vote yes. Convinced that Cassie has been taken away to die, Martin decides he himself must escape the suburb. Out in the open though, he must fight the wildlife, other suburbs who try to capture him, and the weather. He feels as if he will die before he finds Cassie. I would rate this book a 7/10 because it was a great story and had some interesting ideas, but it wasn't written very well. I would recommend this book for boys and girls because it is full of adventure.Raffle Tickets: Barnes and nobles Gift card (hpmac59)



COMMENTS: I only had to read a little bit to be convinced this book would be for me. Now that I'm in a bizarre dystopic future genre phase in my reading, I'll have to check this one out. Have you read Exodus by Julie Bertagna? We just got it for our YA collection. Another futuristic book about how the ice caps have melted and the land is nearly gone; people have to build weird domed cities over the old underwater cities. I thought it had a few slow parts, but the action was pretty good. I especially liked the concept. (Hoodzie123/Lisa)