Holyoake, Polly, The Neptune
Project. Disney Hyperion, 2013. Pgs. 352. Language: G, Violence: PG,
Sexual Content: PG.
Nere feels more at home swimming
with her mom and the dolphins they train than on land where she’s often gasping
for air. While trying to escape from the government agents who want everyone to
move inland, Nere’s mom dies and she’s left to wonder what is going. Everything
seems to fall into place, however, when she discovers that she is genetically
altered to survive in the ocean. To top it off, her father, who disappeared a
while back, may be alive and there are other mutates like her. She and the
others are part of the “Neptune Project. Scientists have developed a colony under
the sea, safe from the barren country’s famine, wars, and harsh laws. The
trick: they want the mutates to be a part of it, but there’s a problem, the
government will do anything to destroy the project and the mutates. In order to
get to the colony, the mutates will have to swim through hundreds of miles of
dangerous waters, evade undersea creatures, and outrun the government. Will
they succeed?
This action-packed adventure will
draw in even the most reluctant reader. There are a lot of characters to keep
straight, but they’re believable and complex. The plot is fast-paced and
well-developed. Readers who like action, adventure, and science fiction will
enjoy reading this book. EL (4-6), MS. ADVISABLE. Reviewer: Jessica Moody,
Library Media Specialist, Olympus Jr. High.
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