Code Orange March 21, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Book Review.trackback
Just finished a book by Caroline Cooney called “Code Orange.” I don’t usually read medical thrillers, reading through this one I was struck by some of the insight it provides into contemporary students. For example, the characters, mostly high school students, spend time texting each other. There is one section where the main character is sending out emails to people, probably more so than a typical high school aged student, but he is finding people to write to by using an unnamed search engine. He also leaves a note for his parents written on his laptop. In school he listens to his iPod during class. His teacher gives an assignment and reminds the class that reading the first chapter on Amazon.com to have something to include in their notes won’t be enough. It was a quick read, and worth the time if you enjoy young adult fiction.
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385732598
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