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When his father relocates the family to Paradise to work for the mysterious Eden Corporation, Jack Barrett uncovers a sinister plot that threatens everyone he loves.
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This Side of Paradise
Edité par
North Star Books, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0971233691
ISBN 13 : 9780971233690
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Couverture rigide
Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
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Etat : Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 54912183-6
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This Side of Paradise
Edité par
North Star Books, St. Charles, IL, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0971233691
ISBN 13 : 9780971233690
Ancien ou d'occasion
Couverture rigide
Vendeur : Jen's Books, Douglas, WY, Etats-Unis
Évaluation du vendeur 4 sur 5 étoiles
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Good in Good jacket Fine in Fine jacket 1.0 x 5.8 x 8.8 inches. Signed by Author Condition fine in green cloth boards with gilded lettering front and spine, DJ fine, clean tight signed by author. From School Library Journal: Gr 8 Up-High school junior Jack is happy running with his 72-year-old motorcycle-riding, roughhousing grandmother. He is less at ease with his demanding "corporate giant" father, Chip, for whom only the best will do. Mom has been drinking too much lately and his ninth-grade brother Troy is a wrestler who is "handsomer than all get-out. " Trouble begins when Dad announces he is moving the family to Paradise, a company town built by his boss, the mysterious Adam Eden. Eden provides his employees with everything-beautifully landscaped and appointed houses, modern high-tech schools-in his carefully gated community. The boys are surprised that Mom is not there to make the move, but that's only one of the mysteries. What does it mean that nobody ever leaves Paradise? Why is everyone so stiff and cold? Who lays out their school uniforms each night and how is it that Grandma has an electric drill in her makeup bag when she needs it? The characterizations are zany, the plot is a straight-out Stepford wives takeoff. Turns out that Dad is psychotic; as split-personality Chip/Adam Eden he has murdered Mom and peopled his community with less-than-perfect clones and androids. When Troy's clone sacrifices himself for Troy, Chip/Adam exclaims, "Not my son! He's the one I chose. He's perfect! " There are too many weaknesses and absurdities in the plot to enjoy even the first half of the book as realistic fiction, and too many internal inconsistencies to enjoy it as horror/science fiction. Joel Shoemaker, Southeast Junior High School, Iowa City, IA. N° de réf. du vendeur 003765
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