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THE BOXES BY: WILLIAM SLEATOR

 Have you heard the news about the greatest new book, “The Boxes” by William Sleator? It is an action-packed book, with all the action that you’ll need to stay interested with it. Plus, there is a certain kind of mystery to the whole plot of the book that you only figure it out at the very end, which blows your mind. In addition to that, the author let the characters exceed your expectations that you get from reading or looking at the back. So I know that is not enough to make you read the book yet, so now I’ll make it so that you do not have a choice but to read the masterpiece that is known as “The Boxes”.

 To start, the plot is a fast-moving roller coaster of action and in every loop. Moving forward, the book starts off with a girl named Annie who lives in her family’s old house. A large construction company wants to buy her house and all of her neighborhood so they can make a mega mall were their house is. Another house has not sold yet and her uncle leaves her with two mysterious boxes (wink, wink) that she is not supposed to open. But the temptation takes over her and she has to open the boxes. When she opens the first boxes, a metal crab-like creature crawls out. The second box can only be described as a dysfunctional a clock. She figures out that she can talk to the creatures through her mind. The creatures can reproduce without mating. Once there are about ten or so, they want the clock to slow down time so they can build their palace twice as fast. It slows down everything else with the exception for her and the crab-like things. Later, the construction company finds out that they can make everything slow down and they want it to slow the world down so that they can build twice as fast. That is all I can reveal without telling you the whole plot of the book. But the plot definitely makes it worth while because of how fast the plot moves. But the best part: questions come up during the course of the book that are so amazing that there is no way to know what is going to happen during the book. So if you want a good book, read this book now!

 Moving forward, this book has some of the best characters that I have ever read. Plus, I like the way that the characters all create their own role in the book. They are all smart enough to deal with a large construction company and eventually take them down. I appreciated the characters because of the way they clicked together and made the book worthwhile to read. In retrospect, it was amazing because the characters never made the book go slow. They made bold decisions and they simply made the book as good as can be. That is what I cherished about the book.

 To sum up the things that make this book unique: There is no way to tell what the outcome of them will be in the end. I was guessing the whole time about what would happen, and I was completely wrong. Maybe you will guess right. Meanwhile, you wonder how the clock can slow everything down except for her. Thus, it makes it more unique than any other book that you will have ever read. Also, the setting is fairly tasteful because of the way that it is always wrapped around the plot. Those are only some of the unique things that you’ll find in this book.

 To end, this book will spark the interest of all types of readers. There is a great sense of action and mystery that it brings to the table. So do yourself a favor and read the greatest book that I have ever read, “The Boxes.”