Review: Modern Day Lord of The Flies -- But a whole lot better!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 17, 2012
This novel reminded me of a modern day Lord of the Flies. Not with the plot, just with the concept of the children being the main characters. I'm sure there are many novels like this, but I feel like this could replace that book in school curriculums.It does have lessons that you can take away from it, such as you need teamwork to succeed, and also to never give up.This novel is a sort of spin on a post-apocalyptic. There was a major war on the mainland including biological warfare. Some of the survivors were able to escape to an island unknown to the ruler of the mainland.When a boat washes up on shore of the island carrying a messenger from the mainland telling Ben Brewer that his father is still alive, he and a gang of children set off to uncover the true story of what happened.Will they be able to find Ben's dad? Or will they get killed along the way?You just have to read it and find out!5/5 Stars. I spent all day reading this book and didn't get bored once! It is full of adventure and get crazy at the end!