Recently I have read a couple of sequels from two teen authors I really enjoy: Scott Westerfeld and Brent Crawford. Westerfeld's new book is called
Behemoth and it is a sequel to his action-packed, alternate history steampunk novel
Leviathan.
Behemoth picks up right where
Leviathan leaves off, continuing the story, so readers will definitely want to start with the first one if they haven't read it yet. Anyway, the premise is that Europe is gearing up for war between the Clanker states (Germany and its allies, whose inhabitants depend on steampunk-like machinery for technology and weaponry) and the Darwinist states (England and its allies, whose inhabitants depend on genetically modified animals for technology and weaponry). The focus is on two main characters: Alec, who is the son of the Austro-Hungarian archduke whose assassination triggered the beginnings of war, and Deryn, a girl who posed as a boy in order to join Britain's air force and fly on the Leviathan, a gigantic airship-like beast. So far I've been enjoying the series, but not as much as Westerfeld's Uglies or Midnighters series.
I have also read
Carter's Big Break, a sequel to Brent Crawford's first book
Carter Finally Gets It. I loved seeing Carter again, mainly because he is hilarious. He's fourteen years old and his youth and raging hormones prevent him from thinking clearly a lot of the time, with extremely funny results. I laughed out loud A LOT while reading the sequel. The world Carter inhabits is true to the high school experience (meaning, there is mature content in the book), so kids who don't mind that but would like a funny, true-to-life novel with a great main character should pick this one up.
Recently I have read a couple of sequels from two teen authors I really enjoy: Scott Westerfeld and Brent Crawford. Westerfeld's new book is called Behemoth and it is a sequel to his action-packed, alternate history steampunk novel Leviathan. Behemoth picks up right where Leviathan leaves off, continuing the story, so readers will definitely want to start with the first one if they haven't read it yet. Anyway, the premise is that Europe is gearing up for war between the Clanker states (Germany and its allies, whose inhabitants depend on steampunk-like machinery for technology and weaponry) and the Darwinist states (England and its allies, whose inhabitants depend on genetically modified animals for technology and weaponry). The focus is on two main characters: Alec, who is the son of the Austro-Hungarian archduke whose assassination triggered the beginnings of war, and Deryn, a girl who posed as a boy in order to join Britain's air force and fly on the Leviathan, a gigantic airship-like beast. So far I've been enjoying the series, but not as much as Westerfeld's Uglies or Midnighters series.
I have also read Carter's Big Break, a sequel to Brent Crawford's first book Carter Finally Gets It. I loved seeing Carter again, mainly because he is hilarious. He's fourteen years old and his youth and raging hormones prevent him from thinking clearly a lot of the time, with extremely funny results. I laughed out loud A LOT while reading the sequel. The world Carter inhabits is true to the high school experience (meaning, there is mature content in the book), so kids who don't mind that but would like a funny, true-to-life novel with a great main character should pick this one up.
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