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Monument 14: Book 1 by Emmy Laybourne (2012) PW age 13+ Recommended by Barrington Public Library

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Discussion: I LOVED this book, and ate the sequel in a couple hours. Great action & suspense, and realistic characters- the little kids are awesome! However, this is a Flume nominee this year. Do we want to echo that list? -Lucia, WML Stratham

Agreed about the Flume list and the fact that this book is fantastic. I almost feel like it would be better for this list because it's more action driven and that seems to be more popular with the middle school crowd. -Brittany, Hall Memorial - Northfield

This book is a real page-turner. The narration is very straightforward rather than stylistically interesting, but it works for this type of survival story (and contributes to a realistic male narrator, I think). The characters are interesting as an ensemble, though some secondary ones are a little stereotypical/stock characters. It's future feels near enough to be real. It will have broad appeal - enough dystopia for those die-hard fans, a great survival book, fits the sci-fi genre too, zombie fans will enjoy it, got some romance in it. If we don't mind echoing, it's a great choice. - Liz, Merrimack Public Library

One of my favorite books! Should make the list as it is a great pic for reluctant boy readers. -Pat Adams Allenstown Public Library

Really enjoyed this one, and agree that the narrator's voice rings true and it's got a bit of everything for everyone and the author makes that work. --In the past, we've had titles that overlapped with both the Flume and the Great Stone Face; that's not a problem. Usually when we get to March/April, finalizing the list, we'll shave off books that are already represented on those lists,but considering we don't have many at this point,and it's getting all thumbs up from readers, we can keep it on until the final meetings. Then it really becomes a "space" issue -- only so many titles allowed on the list. --Yvette, Merrimack