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The roar
By Clayton, Emma
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2009
Gr 5-8 In a bleak future, humans use terrible chemicals to fight The Animal Plague that causes all of the world's animals to go rabid and renders most of the planet uninhabitable. The population now cowers in overcrowded walled cities. Mika, 12, and his parents live in London in terrible conditions. His twin, Ellie, supposedly drowned a year earlier, but Mika is convinced that she still lives. He's right. The story begins with Ellie and a tiny monkey named Pu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
In a dystopian future London (walled off following the Animal Plague), mutant twins Ellie and Mika are in trouble. Ell...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on August 1, 2009
Emma Clayton’s complex, tightly written novel is equal parts environmental cautionary tale, mystery, family drama, horror story, and sci-fi action thriller. The Roar’s unique world is meticulously and impressively realized, thanks to Clayton’s inventiveness. From the low-nutrition mold that the lower class eats to the uncannily lifelike robot fish populating a luxury resort’s man-made beach, each detail is original and frightening. Central to the sto...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
