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Title: Code Orange (Readers Circle)
ISBN: 0385732600
Author:
Caroline B. Cooney
Publicate Date: 2007-05-08
Publish: 2007-05-08
List Price: $6.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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Amazon Lowest New Price: $2.79
Amazon Lowest Used Price: $2.49
Amazon Merchant Price: $6.99
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1: The danger of insufficient knowledge
Teen put into peril after posting on the Internet, his discovery of old scabs from a Smallpox epidemic.
I found this somewhat believable, as both the boy and his terrioist captors, do not know enough about Smallpox.
Parents should read first, as the resolution may be objectionable to some, or need discussion.
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2: My 6th grader loves this book!
My 6th grade son hates to read but he absolutely loved this book! He takes it everywhere with him, even the car. I highly recommend it for boys who love adventure or mystery books.
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3: Excellent
This is an outstanding book. Very contemporary and the students who have read it with me highly recommend it. The references are current and the topic is very real. I would recommend this to any high school student and to all health classes!
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4: It is not the book, but rather the company
I inadvertantly ordered $330 dollars worth of the subject book. When I realized my error I contacted Amazon and told them of the mistake and asked them to credit my account immediately. They could not do this of course although to my mind it was their convoluted site that caused me to order more than I wanted. I contacted the FTC but they were no more responsive than Amazon. At no time did I speak to anyone other than computer generated messages, a situation probably designed by the Amazon people. I stressed that I had returned the books and that it was a hardship to have over $330 paid out of my banking account--more computer generated responses. I am buying more books however, all from vendors other than Amazon.
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5: Code Orange
Imagine waking up only to realize that life itself means nothing to the people upstairs. Mitty Blake, a carefree 15-year-old, feels this way soon after the fate of the world is put in his hands. Mitty is a native New Yorker who still gets chills when he thinks about the 9/11 tragedies. He never finishes his homework, but when he receives his science term paper, he starts his research right away. He opens an old and crusty book to find dried-up smallpox scabs. Mitty thinks nothing of it until he gets deeper into his research. He begins to feel the weight of the country on his shoulders, and ponders if he can actually create smallpox in today's world of medical advancement. He cannot bear to think about the future, if he has one.
I recommend Code Orange for middle school aged kids. It seeks out realistic fiction fans and brings in opinions about what could happen in the near or not so near future. This thrill ride predicts what bioterrorism could bring to the United States and even the world. People do not normally think about bioterrorism in their everyday lives, but it does exist, and one day something will happen. Caroline B. Cooney portrays yet another exciting adventure that sends your mind racing page after page. What is the fate of the world, Mitty Blake?
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