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| ISBN: | 0803738730 (ISBN13: 9780803738737) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | No Safety in Numbers #1 |
| Characters: | Marco (No Safety in Numbers), Mike Richter, Drew Bonner, Lexi Ross, Arthur Ross, Dorothy "Dotty" Ross, Ginger Franklin, Maddie Flynn, Ryan Murphy, Shaila "Shay" Dixit, Preeti Dixit |
Dayna Lorentz
Hardcover | Pages: 263 pages Rating: 3.55 | 6007 Users | 867 Reviews
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| Title | : | No Safety in Numbers (No Safety in Numbers #1) |
| Author | : | Dayna Lorentz |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 263 pages |
| Published | : | May 29th 2012 by Dial Books (first published May 2012) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Science Fiction. Dystopia. Fiction. Adventure. Survival. Thriller. Horror |
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When a strange device is discovered in the air ducts of a busy suburban mall, the entire complex is suddenly locked down. No one can leave. No one knows what is going on.At first, there's the novelty of being stuck in a mega mall with free food and a gift certificate. But with each passing day, it becomes harder to ignore the dwindling supplies, inadequate information, and mounting panic.
Then people start getting sick.
Told from the point of view of two guys and two girls, this is a harrowing look at what can happen under the most desperate of circumstances, when regular people are faced with impossible choices. Some rise to the occasion. Some don't.
And for some - it's too late.
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Ratings: 3.55 From 6007 Users | 867 ReviewsAppraise About Books No Safety in Numbers (No Safety in Numbers #1)
Don't listen to all the bad reviews!After reading the synopsis of the back of this book, I definitely was expecting a bit more action and suspense. While this book wasn't necessarily what I expected (lots of people dying due to a bunch of armed and dangerous people taking over the mall), it was still a very good read. It had just enough mystery to keep you reading to find out what happens, and each character is worth rooting for. I finished the other two books in the series and cried in the lastI wanted to like this book, but there were several things wrong with it:-the characters were too stereotypical. I work with teens every day--they don't fit that neatly into little cliquey groups. And whereas I admire her attempt at showing diversity, this was a little farfetched. I got this sense of "Captain Planet in a mall full of sick people". -the biohazard is foggy at best. It seems like the emphasis was more on "how does the government keep information from us" and less on "there's a
This book is filthy. My daughter heard it was good, so I thought I'd read it real quick (it's super short) to see if it would be good for an almost 13 year old. If you want your child to start speaking like a sailor, let them read this book. I am shocked that in my quick skim of comments that this is not a bigger deal to other parents. I am not just talking about the constant use of the f bomb, which is my cue that a writer lacks creativity, but the sexual-demeaning of girls was cringe-worthy at
first things first. look how cool this book is when you take the dust jacket off:and i appreciate that attention to detail, but when all is said and done, this is just another book that has a great premise, but suffers under any real common sense scrutiny applied to its plot.this is a puppy-dumb YA book that reminds me that these books aren't written for me. i think younger readers will appreciate a book about people being quarantined in a mall after an attack by unknown enemies where a bomb
This is a quick paced story that really captures the what if of a disaster. Marco, a Latrino teen from a family that is struggling economically, is one of four teens who take center stage in this novel that highlights what might happen if a biological weapon were used on a mall. While coming into work one day, he ends up being accosted by a group of typical football jocks, including Ryan (one of the other stars). As he is trying to get away, he ends up in a closet that houses some of the HVAC
Man, such an intriguing premise... everyone gets trapped in the mall due to quarantine wrt unknown hazard planted in the air ducts.But, really unrealistic and dumb handling of it. A kid there for his restaurant shift... keeps working restaurant shifts.Nope.And after several days, they start getting bitchy because they're running out of.... waffles?Eyeroll.DNF @ 63%.
I liked the idea of this book but overall, it just didn't do it for me. I can't really put my finger on what I didn't like but I just couldn't get into the story or become invested in the characters. I'm not a big fan of multiple perspective in books, especially more than two different characters. This book had four characters with their own chapters and I wasn't into that. I never was able to focus on one character and become invested in them. There is diversity in the four main characters,
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