Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Nothing by Janne Teller, translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken

Multiple awards for this YA novel, and I can see why. It's one to think about a lot, and one to reluctantly booktalk. The publisher says, "Nothing is the Lord of the Flies for the 21st century." And, yes, they are right. It's Lord of the Flies and The Lottery all rolled into one.

At first, I wondered why a book about a bunch of seventh graders trying to find the meaning of life was young adult enough to win so many awards. But, then, out of nowhere, comes the WHOA. And it doesn't stop from the middle the book. So, keep reading!

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