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by Kit Reed In Castertown everything is wonderful and no one is poor. The coming of the Castertown MegaMall turned the town into a paradise that everyone wanted to visit — or did it? In Castertown, parents disappear with disturbing regularity and when children find themselves lost and alone in the mall, mall security are the last people they want to see. So the lost children of Castertown have banded together to create their own society, a shadowy existance in the dim corners of the Castertown Mall — staying one step ahead of security and keeping their heads down — at least until the mall's billionaire owner, Amos Zozz, completes his plans for the mall. Plans that include all the children. The story has plenty of kid-appeal with the concept of living in secret in the coolest mall in the world. The plot includes plenty of tension and thrills, and zips along toward the climactic showdown with Zozz. The author pauses the plot to lecture us about capitalism a few more times than I really enjoy in a novel, but I suspect that young readers will skim right over those parts to follow this thrill ride to its ultimate end — an end that may induce more unintended giggles than real horror. Still, with the fantastic setting, lively characters, and fast pace, this one will make great reading for the middle grade thrill seeker. |
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