Now, the families who adopted the babies have all moved back to the same three suburbs and are participating in a county run workshop for families with adopted children who are becoming teens. The babies were removed and sent to adoption agencies all over the country.

There was a major plot twist that isn't revealed until almost the end and I inadvertently blew it for myself when I asked a coworker who had read the book an innocent question about wether or not it was going to be a series before I read it.Īnd just what do Chip, Jonah and Katherine discover? They learn, thanks to the one witness who would not cooperate with the government's gag order, that thirteen years ago an airplane containing thirty-six infants, all approximately three months old, landed, or rather appeared out of nowhere, at Sky Trails gate 2B. This is exactly how I read the new, incredible teen book by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games, which is sort of a cross between Lois Lowry's Newbery Winner, The Giver and the television show Survivor. It's only a reflection of the kind of person and reader I am. This is no reflcetion of the quality of the writing or the intricacies of the plot, in most cases. Then I always feel a little let down at the end. When I read a suspenseful novel, written for children or adults, I usually skim the story so I can get to the action and have my questions answered.

And I was the kind of kid who also felt a little cheated after opening them. I was the kind of kid who looked through closets and under beds for birthday presents. Before I go on, I have to let you know some personal problems I have regarding suspense.

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