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Title: The Terrorist (Point) by Caroline B. Cooney ISBN: 0-590-22854-4 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.54 (97 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A bombing of mystery that never ends.
Comment: I read The Terrorist by the best-selling author, Caroline B. Cooney, who may best be known for her book, The Face on the Milk Carton . Mrs. Cooney writes many heart gripping stories . The story is told by Laura Williams who has just moved from Massachusetts in the United States of America to London, England. She and her family are just beginning to adjust to the customs of their new home. Did I mention that Laura has a brother named Billy? Although they are very close, they have their differences . For example, Billy is interested in collecting fancy toilet paper. He also likes to collect American treats and show them off at his culturally mixed school. The big and important difference between the siblings is the way they get to the London International Academy each day. Laura catches the bus with her friends and Billy takes the Underground, (Subway) with two of his friends . One day, while Billy steps from the train, his friends run ahead. Someone then hands him a package saying that his friends had dropped it. Billy quickly realizing that it is a bomb, wraps himself around the package and it explodes . Killed instantly, Billy saved many lives. At home Laura learns that her brother has been killed by a bomb. She 3flips2 out and thinks that everyone is a suspect in the killing, especially her friends . In actuality these friends are worried about her . Many accusations are made and none are proven . To find out who did it you1ll have to read The Terrorist . This two-hundred page book is not only very interesting, but it is also different from other books because the most exciting incident happens in the first twenty pages . The crisis and exciting parts are usually in the middle of the book. The reader wonders if each of the suspects is guilty and how he/she could be tied into the plot. For example, a friend of Laura is accused, and because he is from Israel, the reader thinks that he might be the killer. What is also interesting was that he wasn1t a legal citizen of England, but it turns out that he isn1t guilty. I would suggest this book for fifth graders to college. The Terrorist is too difficult for third graders because they wouldn1t get the complicated plot. For adults I do not recommend it because it is short and the words are easy. To tell the truth I wouldn1t be surprised if the plot were to happen in reality because recently there have been bomb scares and racial prejudice. Hopefully, that is the author1s message - be careful in the ever changing world. Another message is that true friends comfort and help till the very end, and most importantly, your siblings are very important to you, your family, and should be treated like your best friend. The author also wanted to teach people that the British actually have different words for things. She threw in a couple words like, 3Ta, luv2 meaning thank you .
Rating: 4
Summary: The Terrorist
Comment: Laura Williams is a high school junior. Her family moved to London, England five months ago. Her life takes a dramatic turn when her younger brother Billy is killed by a package bomb. Laura thinks everyone is a suspect, even her friends from school. She is determined not to let the killer(s) go unpunished.
Jehran, a friend of Laura's, asks her for something of Billy's and the story takes yet another mysterious turn.
I picked up this book because at the time, the World Trade Center bombing was fresh in my mind and terrorism was the headline in every newscast. The title made me think the book was about a life of a terrorist. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find out it was about the love a sister has for her brother.
I liked how the author used Laura to tell you about Billy. It was conversational...like me talking about my brothers. The reader learns what kind of person Billy was by Laura's descriptions of her brother's peculiar activities.
The Terrorist is another suspenseful thriller by Cooney. Her series, Face on a Milk Carton, is just as unpredictable and a must read. I was lucky enough to meet the author, one of my favorites, when she visited \our town library.
By: Elyse
Rating: 5
Summary: The Search of Revenge
Comment: Billy, a 10 year old boy that used to live in Massachusetts now living in London, dies from a bomb handed to him by an unkown terrorist. His parents and his older teenage sister, Laura are shocked by this news. Afterward, Laura starts stalking people(mostly from her highschool), trying to find out who killed her inocent baby brother. Every body sugests that theymove back to the United States where they are safe, but the family wants to be as close to Billy as possible. All the kids at school think Laura is a luatic, but every time, she feels that she's getting closer and closer to figuring out the unsolved case. Thruoghout the book, you think you know who it is, but your wrong. I would recomend this book for any body who likes, adventure, some action,and a bunch of mystery and drama. Have fun reading it!:)
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Title: Emergency Room (Point) by Caroline B. Cooney ISBN: 0590457403 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Wanted! by Caroline B. Cooney ISBN: 0590988492 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Flight Number 116 Is Down (Point) by Caroline B. Cooney ISBN: 0590444794 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 March, 1993 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Twins by Caroline B. Cooney ISBN: 0590474782 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 August, 1994 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: The Stranger by Caroline B. Cooney ISBN: 0590456806 Publisher: Pointe Pubs Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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