I know this book says it's targeted for readers ages 8-12, but after reading the synopsis I didn't care, I wanted to read it! The book is only 153 pages, so I read it in a few hours. And now I'm planning on going back to the library and checking out the 5 remaining books in this series. If you're looking for a quick, exciting read, then give this a read.

Quick and easy read, short chapters that really kept my interest from one to the next. Interesting themes brought up, I do agree that, considering this is a children’s book, it would be nice to have an afterword that addressed these topics in a way children can understand rather than just presenting them and hoping for the best.

Fast - paced book. Fun to read. Very short; good for younger reader. My daughter's 4th grade teacher is reading this to the class so I had to check it out.

Dystopian book club pick for 7s.

Is it just me, or does it seem like the whole book served as a trailer for "the real action" to come in the rest of the series? Why can't we have a stand-alone dystopian novel?

Anyways, the connections to the Chinese one child policy are pretty stark, but the subsequent imaginings of government power are interesting.

Definitely much shorter and probably more accessible than the usual book club picks (Matched, Legend, I am Number Four, etc), so a handy title to keep for struggling readers.

Recommend for: kids who'll read any dystopia, serial series readers
If you liked: City of Ember, Wrinkle in Time, maybe even The Book Thief

Great book

Great read not something you have to over think and I want to read the next one already. Little too short though.

This was an ok book. I'm not saying it was bad, it was just ok. It didn't really wow me. I'm sure the others are better.

4/5 ⭐️

Schullektüre - ganz gut.

Pretty good. Read it during one school day xD