The Roar- Emma Clayton
The Roar
Emma Clayton
When I heard my brother talking about this book it sounded like just another dystopian, 'world in catastrophe' book. But the more I got into it I found out, that despite it being a world in disaster book (which I usually don't care for) it was unlike the hunger games, or maze runner series. The story line was rich, and the character dialogue was even more so.
In the book, one of the main characters; Mika Smith like most is living in the once beautiful, and thriving city of London. But ever since the government built the platform for the golden turrets, so the rich wouldn't have to live in the dark cold and moldy place residents have dubbed; the shadows. Ever since his twin sister; Ellie, disappeared he has been sulking in his moldy room forever, and when the school offers food and a strange pink slimy liquid to the children, a suspicion against the government begins to sprout in him. It was then that the government leaders built gaming arcades, with the free game pod fighters it attracted thousands of kids to compete in the championships including Mika. Mika is rewarded with a new home in the golden turrets, then he is brought into a facility far off in the ocean. In which he realizes that he is not far from the massive steel wall the government built around England to keep away all living creatures ever since the 'animal plague' happened. But once again Mika is suspicious and steals a pod fighter to see what is really outside the wall, but while he is out, the rest of the kids are injected with a mind control device by the government. They are helpless against it and are forced to build themselves up as an army, but what would they fight? According to the government there is no one left but them so who would they fight? Or what would they fight?
This is by far, the best book I have ever read and I have read it over four times. The second book is also amazing, and stayed original with an even richer story line. I recommend this book for 7th to 8th graders who like futuristic dystopian fiction.
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