Acceleration
By: Graham McNamee
To be completely honest, I was a bit unsure to how good a suspense thriller, for this age group would be. I have a love for mystery and thrill, when it comes to books. When I heard about this book I wasn’t too sure if I would enjoy a book of this genre; written at this age level, but I loved it. I felt tons of thrill and fear for Duncan, as he battled the world, himself, and finding a man before he kills.
It seemed like this book covered many great topic areas, for discussion. Some of the things I noticed were the will to help others, solve right and wrong, treat others well, and being honest; just to mention a few. This book has endless possible angles to take as a reader and teacher for the use in the classroom. Though it was a suspenseful novel, there were many important life lessons happening throughout; that I believe many students this age have faced or have witnessed. By this statement, I am referring to friends with differences, doing the right thing, and dealing with struggles at home, friends, love.
I was very impressed with how well written, believable the story was. Though there is some blood and gore in the novel; I felt it was well handled and just enough for the thrill, but not to take from the age well the book was intended for. Overall I found this book a great story, which has much meaning behind an exciting thriller.
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