The Roar
Science Fiction meets the 21st century. It's the sort of book that can distract children from television, now how often do you see that!
Ellie is chased across New London in a fighter, her pet capuchin monkey eating popcorn. Somewhere below, her twin brother has been told that she's dead, but he doesn't believe it, and he's determined to find her.
There's lies, animals, outrage, adults being so stupid only children could believe it, and this rollercoaster of a book doesn't let up until - the end - and not even then - we're all expecting a sequel.
So my advice is, strap yourself into your fighter cockpit, make sure your most trusted dog, mouse, parakeet is by your side -- and escape!
Review by Alicia Ponder
And Watch Out for the sequel, "The Whisper" coming out in 2011
The Official Review
Twelve-year-old twins, Mika and Ellie, live in a future behind a wall – safe from the plague animals beyond.
Or so they’ve been told.
But when one of them disappears, and the other takes part in a sinister virtual reality game, they begin to discover their concrete world is built on lies.
Determined to find each other again, they go in search of the truth. And as a strange sound in their heads grows to a roar, they find out that children and the planet have never mattered more. An electrifying, aspirational and empowering read for children.
 The Roar is a hugely inventive and entertaining read which grabs the reader by the scruff of the neck from the first sentence. It flies along like a laser beam from a blaster and sustains the breakneck pace until the stunning climax. A fresh and exciting take on sci-fi that will have fans crying out for a sequel. Emma Clayton is a rising star.  EOIN COLFER
About the Author
Emma Clayton, author of The Roar, was born in 1968 and now lives in Leamington Spa with her two children. In her late teens, she trained as a Field Archaeologist with the Oxford Archaeological Unit, then went on to become a freelance illustrator, influenced by her interest in comics and film. She returned to education in her mid-twenties, studying film and screen writing. The children’s book she would most like to have written is George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl. Emma’s advice to aspiring authors? ‘Perceive the ability to see faults in your work as a good thing. Spend time away from your work so you can be objective about it, then re-write again and again until the day you come back to it and like it. ‘
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