This one ends on another cliffhanger, so I can't wait to read the third book!įirst thing: I kind of dislike Gordon Korman now, for leaving cliff hangers at the end of the books in this series. There is some interesting character development. Their respect and affection grows as they learn to work as a group and support each other through some sticky situations. I loved how the characters interact with each other.
I really hope there is a happy moral ending for them. They are in pretty deep with some criminal behavior. I will be really interested to see where the moral implications of this second book take the characters in the third book. Their criminal DNA gives them the skills to survive, but they hate the people they are becoming as they go further and further down that road. They have no choice but to break into a house, steal food, or even steal a car if they want to escape, but they don't feel good about it. I loved seeing how the characters react in crazy situations, and their fear that they are becoming criminals. There's no way normal people could survive this stuff. They jump off buildings, highjack vehicles, and (as the cover shows) jump into raging rivers. Some of the action was unrealistic and far-fetched. The plot is always moving, but I missed the puzzle aspect of the mystery from the first book. I liked this second book in the series! It has more action than the first book, but less mystery. They are searching for answers and wondering how they can get justice when no one will believe their story. In this second book Eli and his friends are on the run from the evil Project Osiris. This is the first book in a thrilling new series from bestselling (noncriminal) mastermind Gordon Korman." The kids realize they can trust no one least of all their own parents. The clues mount to reveal a shocking discovery, connecting their ideal crime-free community to some of the greatest criminal masterminds ever known. Eli convinces his friends to help him investigate further, and soon it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems in Serenity. why would he ever want to? Then one day he bikes to the edge of the city limits and something so crazy and unexpected happens, it changes everything. The thirty kids who live there never lie they know it's a short leap from that to the awful problems of other, less fortunate places.Įli has never left Serenity. Honesty and integrity are valued above all else. In this idyllic place, every lawn is perfectly manicured and everyone has a pool and a tree house. Eli Frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world: Serenity, New Mexico.
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