Archive for September 15, 2009

Zenith Book Review

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Zenith by Julie Bertagna
Book review by: Sharon Lam
I’d like to recommend a book called Zenith to everyone,especially those who like books about adventures, friendship, and/or survival. Zenith is probably the best book I’ve read over the summer. It’s not only about strong bonds between people, but it’s also about survival when one knows one has a small chance to succeed.
This book alternates between three main characters: Mara, Tuck, and Fox. In addition, this book takes place in the future where all the ice caps have melted and lands have gone underwater. Mara, in the beginning, is on a boat full of refugees. These refugees believe Mara can help them find land. Mara is tracking down Greenland because she believes that Greenland has not drowned yet. Along the way, Mara meets Tuck. Tuck is a gypsy who has lived all his life in Pomperoy, a city made of boats chained together on the sea. When Mara and Tuck meet and land in Greenland along with Mara’s friends who survived, they face hardships such as finding food, and finding warmth in the middle of winter.
Meanwhile, Fox is Mara’s lover who is in a place called New World. New World is a city, built in the sky, which has a dictator. Fox refused to go north with Mara because he wanted to change New World into a better place. Hence, Mara and Fox can only communicate with a future technology, the cyberwizz.
I love this book because I feel it shows a perspective about life we don’t always look at. These teenagers have to face with life and death situations every day. In these situations, they handle them with calmness and most of all, courage. Readers would find this book fascinating and would starve for more!
Sharon Lam