The+Living

=The Living by Matt De La Pena = =Survival = =2013 Submitted by Barrington Public Library = =Booklist, gr 9-12 =

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Comments: Some of the topics/situations seemed a bit above our age group and more geared to high schoolers (the social partying of the kids working on the boat). I think there was quite alot packed into the story - tragedy after tragedy - that made me lose interest. I was ok in regard to the earthquake/tidal wave/boat sinking but having to suspend my disbelief when the corporate drug stuff entered in...La Pena lost me there. I didn't think it was as good as some of the boat disasters that have been on the list in the past. Yvette /Merrimack