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Title: The Boxes by William Sleator ISBN: 0-14-130810-9 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: August, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.28 (39 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Ho-Hum.................
Comment: The Boxes is a middle-of-the-road book written by William Sleator, a mastermind of young reader's science fiction books. Some pros and cons...
-Cons
-SLOW CHARACTERS: for the people being in high school, they're kinda short in the intelligence end, as some parts to the story are glaringly obvious, yet they can't figure it out.
-ODD ENDING: the ending calls for a sequel, as its a cliffhanger, but is there one? The plot leaves no remaining probles for the protagonist to solve, yet somehow it still isn't finished...hmmm.....
-Pros
-CREATIVITY: even though this is another one of those books in which the hero has to save the whole world, this is VERY original. The ficticional creatures (duh, its sci-fi) and their customs are very imaginative, yet not over-the-top
-SUSPENSE: even with all of the flaws mentioned above, I raced thowards the climax & ending. (even though it was a let-down...) You should be able to finish this book very short amount of time.
-BOTTOM LINE: This is simply an average book. There's thousands better, and thousands worse. If you're a sci-fi fan, why not add this to your collection?
-crf
Rating: 4
Summary: For My 8th Grade English Class
Comment: Before Uncle Marco goes on another of his constant trips, he leaves Annie two mysterious boxes. Like Pandora, she must keep them safe and never open them. But curiousity gets the better of her. Soon the unspeakable occurs. Grotesque, crablike creatures come out with the ability to communicate to Annie telepathically. Annie could never fathom the power they have. . .
This was a good book, partly, because I'm a fan of sci-fi/fantasy books. I couldn't put it down. There was a lot of action and cliffhangers near the end. You never knew what was going to happen next. The creatures and their customs were very creative. It's easy to read for all ages from kids to adults. The only problem was that it ended with a cliffhanger even though all of the problems have been solved by the protagonist.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Boxes
Comment: The book The Boxes is a non-fiction book. I don't really know the theme of the book cause it doesn't really have a theme. This book is about a girl, Annie, that has a very mysterious uncle, Uncle Marco, that leaves on these mysterious trips and doesn't tell anybody were he's going or when he's getting back. One time when he goes he leaves these two boxes under her control and tells hers not to open them. She becomes extremely curious about what is in the boxes and decides to open them. What is in the boxes are mysterious things that now she has to deal with. At the same time she has to deal with a construction that is trying to tear down her neighborhood to build a mall. Another problem is that the construction company wants what is in the boxes and they try to take it. This book is very interesting, and it is really weird and sometimes confusing. I liked this book because it was creative and the plot of the story was different from most books I have read.
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Title: The Boy Who Reversed Himself by William Sleator ISBN: 0140389652 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: February, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Marco's Millions by William Sleator ISBN: 0142302171 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Beasties by William Sleator, S. November ISBN: 0141306394 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Into the Dream by William Sleator ISBN: 0141308141 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: August, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: House of Stairs by William Sleator ISBN: 0140345809 Publisher: Firebird Books Pub. Date: April, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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