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Trapped (2013)

Trapped (2013)

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3.77 of 5 Votes: 5
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ISBN
0982618417 (ISBN13: 9780982618417)
Language
English
Publisher
paragon press

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Ryan and Regan can't believe their scientist parents made them move from San Diego to the total snoozefest of Pennsylvania practically overnight just so they can work at a boring science corporation, Proact. But when they accidentally overhear their parents talking, they realize there may be more to Proact than meets the eye, and they're determined to find out!This is well-done middle grade scifi. At the center of the story are the sibling couple, and they are realistically portrayed without going too cheesy or too aggressive. They are just two normal siblings who bicker sometimes but love each other. The science is worked into the book quite well, and kids will definitely come away from this having learned something without quite realizing it. The ending has a twist that even I didn't see coming, so I think kids will enjoy that.I did think that the descriptions of the characters were a bit lacking as they focused a bit too much on hair and eye color to the exclusion of other things. Additionally, the book feels a bit short for the content/grade level.Overall I think if you have middle grade reading level kids who like science, mysteries, or scifi you should feel completely confident in handing them this book.Check out my full review. (Link will be live on August 23, 2011).Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I've read a couple books by Douglas E. Richards and I rated them some of my favorite books of all time. This book is designed for kids and has a good story line and engages you. As it is for kids, I found the dialogue quite simplistic and had a tough time reading it. Towards the end, I was just reading it to finish the book versus really wanting to turn the page. However, the book draws you back in at the end. He does cover some pretty complicated ideas and writes it at the correct level for even young kids to grasp.At the end of the book, the author explains that he wrote this for his kids and that each book in the series becomes more complex geared towards older crowds to match the growth of his kids. I will give the second book a try since I do like the authors other books.Overall, I would recommend this for younger kids. I consider it similar to the Danny Dunn books I read as a kid. Good read for kids, a little too simplistic for adults.

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This book was written for the author's two middle-school aged kids, and I'd say the appropriate audience for the book is probably right around that target age (12-14 years old). That's not to say adults can't enjoy it, too, but it's a little too melodramatic and watered-down-for-preteens for my tastes.I've heard the books in the trilogy get better and longer as they progress, so I'll probably check out the next one as part of the Kindle Lending Library, as I like the author and I'd be willing to give the series another chance.
—Ross

Book Review: The Prometheus Project by Alex tWow, this book is amazing! The Prometheus Project by Douglas E. Richards is about two kids who literally discover the greatest secret on earth: an alien city with technology far greater than ours today. But when their Mom, one of the scientists working on excavating the city, is struck in the head by a collapsing generator, it becomes a race against time to save her. But how can the kids save their Mom when they fall through a wormhole into the past, two hours earlier? Read and find out! This is now one of my favorite books. The Prometheus Project is easily gripping and shows the complexities of life. I’d recommend this book to anyone who likes books and to anyone who goes to my fencing studio--the author’s son takes lessons there! My book is signed, but it doesn’t need to be signed to lure you in with its creative plot. I give this book 5 stars because the plot is very addicting, and the whole book is filled with plot twists, and amazing discoveries. It will automatically go to your favorite book list in a couple minutes.
—Anna

I am not the intended audience for this book, even my children are more than a decade older than the intended audience. But I have enjoyed a number of "children's books"--including Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus Trilogy and Alexie Sherman's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. I guess that this book is aimed even younger than the above. It is a cute story with an interesting premise-but seems to me a little heavy-handed. For example after Ryan tells his little sister that she can't do something because it might be dangerous, we are told that Ryan feels protective of her. Maybe my memory is faulty but I don't think that most 9 or 10-year-olds want or need to be told this but would prefer to figure it out from the story. I am going to pass this on to my 10 year old nephews. If I get a reaction from them, I will report it. NOTE: I passed this book and the second in the series to my nephews. They said that the liked the books very much because they were futuristic and because they had a mystery to be solved.
—itpdx

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