So This is How it Ends (Avatars, Book 1) (Bk. 1)
Grade 7-10&ndash;This creepy, futuristic title opens on the lives of five teens from various parts of the world. Through alternating narratives, readers learn that they all have strange powers that affect those around them in various ways. Then they suddenly find themselves among the few humans alive&ndash;what has felt like a day to them has been 75 years to the rest of the world. Lured to New York City by mysterious voices inside their heads, they discover why they are the only teens left and what it will mean to the world. Dealing with robotic crystal monsters, genetically altered animals, and old people with no hope, these young people must come to terms with what being an avatar means and how their powers will play out. The end of the world takes on a very different twist from series such as Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins's Left Behind (Tyndale House) or K. A. Applegate's Animorphs (Scholastic). Readers will be drawn to the well-written characters and intrigued by the unexpected, cliff-hanger ending.&ndash;June H. Keuhn, Corning East High School, NYCopyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.