October 2016 – TeenSpeak at the Deer Park Library

The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith

October 19, 2016Fiction, Science Fiction, Uncategorizedadoption, death, male protagonist, mental illness, refugee, Teen

The novel The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith is about a refugee and his story from 14-16 years old. His name is Ariel and he is compared to a “schizophrenic bomber” and the “diaries of a failed Artic expedition.” Ariel has had many homes: in a fridge during an army rebel battle, in an army…

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

This book is about two people: Laia who had a loving family, and Elias, a young soldier in Blackcliff that serves the Empire. The Empire has spread fear and danger to everyone. Laia becomes a slave in Blackcliff with an underlying reason- to save her brother from a death sentence. Elias is a soldier who…