The whisper

Emma Clayton

Book - 2012

When telepathic twins Ellie and Mika are sent to steal the top-secret formula for an age-reversing drug developed on the wild side of The Wall, the Gorman foresees a future in which he'll be young forever.

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Published
New York : Chicken House 2012.
Language
English
Main Author
Emma Clayton (-)
Edition
1st ed
Physical Description
309 p. ; 22 cm
ISBN
9780545317726
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Review by Booklist Review

Most of the plotlines spun out in The Roar (2009) are resolved in this sequel, as an army of child soldiers freed and led by psychically linked mutant twins, Mika and Ellie, broker peace between the poverty-stricken millions confined behind a mammoth northern wall and the murderous capitalists who put them there in the name of environmental conservation. Readers who prefer their allegory well spiced with super science, fantastic mind powers, and large explosions will be pleased.--Peters, John Copyright 2010 Booklist

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Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 5-8-Thousands of children are sleeping, ready to be activated as perfect fighter pilots and gunners, controlled by the completely unhinged Mal Gorman. Or are they? Taking place immediately after the events in The Roar (Scholastic, 2009), the story opens with the mutant Chosen Ones (Mika; his twin sister, Ellie; Audrey; and four other kids who remain entirely interchangeable) making their plans to stop Gorman (who has overdosed on Everlife-9 and is now a 13-year-old himself) and his equally scary counterpart, Raphael Mose, by taking control of. well, pretty much everything. Meanwhile Kobi (maybe the last free 13-year-old in London) and his father fall in with terrorists who will stop at nothing to blow up the towers where the rich people live. Amazingly, Mika and company, with the help of Kobi, Grace (Raphael's mutant daughter), and a few functional adults actually do exactly what they set out to do-save the world. And no one dies. Kids who like their science fiction moving at the speed of light and chock-full of evil villains, mutants, cyborgs, Star Wars-type air battles, psychic communication, poison gas, and big bombs will appreciate this one. Who needs character development anyway? Buy where the first book is popular.-Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

In this sequel to The Roar, mutant twins Mika and Ellie use their psychic powers to unite a child army created by a manipulative tyrant and stop their government from destroying the world's remaining forests. The child army (trained by a video game battle school) and the twins' mutant superpowers evoke both Ender's Game and X-Men in this suspenseful, well-paced dystopian novel. (c) Copyright 2012. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

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From The Whisper The twins stood up, put the silver orbs around their necks, pressed the tops, and vanished. It happened so fast that the teacher felt a surge of panic, despite the presence of guards at every exit. As if guards could offer protection from mutants like these. "That's enough, children!" she announced nervously, her eyes scanning the room. "Turn them off." Standing right in front of her, concealed by the invisibility shields, Mika and Ellie watched the worried teacher. And smiled. Excerpted from The Whisper by Emma Clayton All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.