In a world shared by humans and aliens, Camille seems to have everything going for her in life; she is a straight A student who also obeys her parents. 
Camille's life Is pretty simple until she finds herself wanting the attention of Erik, a boy she has had a crush on for a while. She soon finds out that Erik will be at a hot club, hanging out with some friends. In hopes of finding him, Camille goes to the hot club, But she gets more than she had bargained for. Erik is under investigation by the A.I.R, which stands for Alien Investigation and Removal. It seems that Erik is hiding a big secret. Camille finds out through her time with Erik that sometimes you have to do bad things for a good reason.
Blacklisted offers its readers a journey through a sci-fi world with young romantic elements that drives the plot of the story. It challenges the questions of what does the individual do when the government over governs and lives are at stake.
This book by Gena Showalter is exciting and fun, filled with sci-fi components that will keep young adults interested. The plot line may get a little edgy at some points with minor profanity and small notions of sexual contact. This book would be particularly good for an older students either juniors or seniors. Many students will be able to relate to young romance and the strange things they would do for it. Also it gives students an accurate judgment as to when to do something bad for a good reason. The book does this well and also include the ramifications of the decision.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK7vVzns1fU This is a link to "Underworld" a series created by Gena Showalter. Just to have a visual representaion of her work. Pay attention to the edgy subject and the tension she makes her characters undergo. Very similer to that of Camille and Erik.
2 comments:
Hi Ayo--thank you for this review! it is great to see you on the blog.
Your book sounds really interesting, especially this ethical issue of "doing bad things for a good reason." Do you see any connections between this theme or idea and what is happening in the world today? Just curious.
The main advice I have for you is to go back and edit your writing just a bit, making corrections to your sentences where necessary. If you can, add in some hyperlinks, too--if you need help with this, give me a call.
Take care,
TP
Before reading Bad Monkeys, I never thought I would enjoy sci-fi books. I really liked Bad Monkeys, so I think I'll enjoy this book,too.
I like your idea of having a discussion on when it's ok to do bad things for a good reason. It goes with the whole question of do the ends justify the means? It's great to challenge students with these questions.
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