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230 pp.
| Simon |
August, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4424-5812-3$17.99 Reissue (1997, Little)
(2)
YA
Clued in by the mysterious death of a classmate, Jason begins to suspect that all is not what it seems in his boring small-town existence and ever-pleasant family life. It turns out that his family and many of the other folks in town are aliens, the advance guard of a conquering race. The plot's an eye-roller--think William Sleator without the math--but Shusterman is a good writer who knows how to keep things moving.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 1997