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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. http://jmnlman.blogspot.com/2009/06/w... jmnlman | Jun 18, 2009 |  1   Its a good addition to the insanely popular genre of children's fantasy. Jack is a normal kid, has good friends, plays sports. Until one day, he forgets to take his medicine and nearly kills a fellow teammate. This starts him on a journey that both follows his ancestors, but also charts a new path into the world of wizards and their very deadly games. Its a great read, fast, and doesn't avoid hard ethical choices (what to do: fight and kill, or hide for the rest of your life). It also captures the worries and loves that all teenagers go through- awkward first love, making the team, future goals, dealing with changing relationships with friends and family. A very good and the first in what I suspect to be a four or five book series. (  )TheDivineOomba | May 9, 2009 | Jack is a pretty typical high school kid, except for some medicine he has to take after a heart surgery as a boy. He lives with his mom, loves soccer, has a couple of best friends. Then his aunt Linda comes for a visit and his world is turned upside down. This was a fun book! I started it last year and for some reason, put it down and never picked it up again. I'm glad I gave it another try. The book is set in our world, only unknown to us, there are people with magic around us, known as the Weir. They have been fighting for centuries and Jack is the latest tool they plan to use in their battle. Jack suddenly finds wizards searching for him, someone trying to kill him, and everyone he knows seems to know something he doesn't. I liked the characters in this book. Chima does a great job of getting us to care about Jack. The other characters too are complex and interesting. I also liked that the women in the story are just as interesting and powerful as the men. I did guess a few things ahead of time, but I still loved the book. The ending was great and leaves me wanted to read more. (  )cmbohn | Apr 24, 2009 | Jack is a typical 16 year old, growing up in Trinity Ohio with his attorney mom and surrounded by friends. Things begin to change for Jack as he is introduced to a world of sorcery, enchantment, wizards and warriors, that is his by birthright. The changes that occur in Jack's life, and the problems he must confront echo magically much of the conflict and confusion that are the lot of most teenagers. Chima maintains a tight, fast-moving story-line within the bounds of her magical subculture. This is an excellent book for young people. ( )turtlesleap | Mar 20, 2009 | Kerian | Mar 4, 2009 | 0.084 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0786839171, Paperback)Before he knew about the Roses, fourteen-year-old Jack lived an unremarkable life in the small Ohio town of Trinity.Only the medicine he has to take daily and the thick scar above his heart set him apart from the other high-schoolers.Then one day Jack skips his medicine.Suddenly, he is stronger, fiercer, and more confident than ever before.And it feels greatuntil he loses control of his own strength and nearly kills another player during soccer team tryouts.Soon, Jack learns the startling truth about himself:he is Weirlindpart of an underground society of magical people who live among us.At the head of this magical society sit the feuding houses of the Red Rose and the White Rose, whose power is determined by playing The Gamea magical tournament in which each house sponsors a warrior to fight to the death.The winning house rules the Weir.As if his bizarre magical heritage isnt enough, Jack finds out that hes not just another member of Weirlindhes one of the last of the warriorsat a time when both houses are scouting for a player.Jacks performance on the soccer field has alerted the entire magical community to the fact that hes in Trinity.And until one of the houses is declared Jacks official sponsor, there are no limits to what theyll do to get Jack to fight for them. . . .(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:22 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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