![]() ![]() ![]() Of course, since this is a trilogy and one of the people was vaporized rather than killed outright, maybe he will return. Weaknesses: There were some deaths of key characters which surprised me a bit. Complete fantasy amnesia about it.) The best part is that I really don't know where this is going, and how everything will be explained, so I really want to read the next book! (Could not tell you what the Pendragon series is about to save my soul, even though I read it and have every student who finishes it try to explain it to me. MacHale's work usually just confuses me, even though it's really popular with my readers. In fact, there was a whole lot that I loved about this one, which surprised me. Either way, it's a gret phrase!) There's nothing inappropriate, but it would be a great read for high school or middle school. There is some nice, light romance, and Tori is an excellent female character! At one point, the coach uses the fantastic phrase "fiddle farting around". The boys wear helmets when they are biking, and they are good kids (if somewhat misguided). Strengths: Love that this involved football AND an invasion. ![]() They are caught, and become even more concerned when they are kept in a SYLO compound. They also suspect that SYLO is not telling them the complete truth, so they make a plan to escape. Tucker, Quinn, and their new friend Tori (who also saw the explosion) think that the deaths are tied to Ruby, not to a virus. president claims that the island is the site of a virus he doesn't want to spread. When another islander dies, the island is occupied by SYLO forces after the U.S. Tucker takes some because he is having trouble on the football team, but he realizes that something that makes him feel that strong probably is really, really bad for him. Feit, who offers him a new "nutritional supplement", Ruby, which he assures Tucker is just "salts and sugars". They report it right away- is it aliens? What is it? Tucker is approached by a man he has seen hanging about town, Mr. ![]() When Tucker and his friend Quinn are out biking at night because they can't sleep in the wake of this event, they see a weird explosion right off the coast. Tucker is shocked when an older football player on his team dies on the field, and his small island community takes it hard. MacHale brings his brilliant plotting and breathless pacing to SYLO, the first in this ultimate end-of-the-world adventure trilogy. #1 New York Times bestselling author D.J. Tucker and his friends must rescue not just Pemberwick Island, but the fate of the world-and all before tomorrow is too late. It’s up to Tucker, Quinn, and Tori to uncover the truth about the singing aircraft that appears only at night-and the stranger named Feit who’s pushing a red crystal he calls the Ruby that brings unique powers to all who take it. And sitting on the sidelines is no longer an option for Tucker, because tomorrow may never come. Then Pemberwick Island is invaded by a mysterious branch of the U.S. And though his best friend Quinn tells him to “go for it,” he’s too chicken to ask Tori Sleeper on a date. He’s content to sit on the sidelines as a backup player on the high school football team. He’s used to navigating around summer tourists in his hometown on idyllic Pemberwick Island, Maine. military quarantines his island?įourteen-year-old Tucker Pierce prefers to fly under the radar. Does Tucker Pierce have what it takes to be a hero when the U.S. ![]()
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