Thursday, November 20, 2008

Fahrenheit 451

For book readers fahrenheit 451 is a very bad thing. That temperature is the heat at which book paper burns. This story is in a distant history in which books are illegal. There are "firemen" who burn the books for a living. But don't expect the firemen to do all the work they have mechanical hounds that sniff out the area. In this story a fireman, Guy Montag, secretly owns books. He reads them in private so even his wife doesn't know. One night he sees a hound sniffing around his house. The next day he sees a "firetruck" pulls up. Can Guy escape the law, or will he die for his books? Read Fahrenheit 451 to find out

Truesight

Truesight by David Stalher Jr. is about a boy named 
Jacob. You really do not get a description of Jacob due to the fact that everyone in Harmony, on the planet Nova Campi another planet populated by humans,  is blind. The way they get around the city is with a sounder, a sounder is a badge that gives off a unique pitch to identify people and places. One night he decides to sneak out to listen to the Seers, or people who can see. Something happens that causes him to run back to his home. That night Jacob has a horrible headache. This headache is what gets the whole story started.  Over time jacob is slowly becoming able too see. In his community seeing is the worst crime you could do. Can Jacob keep his sight, or will he end up in major trouble? Read Truesight by David Stalher Jr. to find out.