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Philbrick, Rodman

The Last Book in the Universe

223 pp. | Scholastic/Blue Sky | November, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-439-08758-9 $$16.95
(4) YA Spaz, an epileptic boy, lives in a violent, impoverished society where nearly everyone is illiterate. His encounter with an elderly man called Ryter, who believes in the power of books, results in the two making a daring visit to Eden, a community endowed with fresh air and technological marvels. The futuristic setting is intriguing, but the theme is heavy-handed and Spaz's first-person voice is not entirely convincing.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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