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Well, I don't have a long list of
books for boys, but I do have one fabulous recommendation that kept my boys
begging for more! The book is called The Limit by Kristen Landon.
Thirteen-year-old
Matthew Dunston lives in a world much like our own until his family goes over a
financial limit. As a result, The Federal
Debt Rehabilitation Agency has taken custody of Matt and placed him in a workhouse.
Now, most would consider a workhouse to be like factory with endless rows
of nonsense work. However, for Matthew Dunston, he's lucked out by being
placed on the "Top Floor" which is reserved for only the brightest
around. Everything he needs is right at his finger tips and only a
computer click away. It's not until when Matt's sister becomes a part of
the system that he begins to dig deeper and discover that things aren't as
wonderful as appear to be and his chances of getting out of the workhouse
before he's 18 are slim and slipping away!
Caution: The end of
the book does have a gun involved, but my teamie and I made some simple changes
to keep the story appropriate for our audience.
With my kiddos loving
the book so much I seized upon the opportunity to write
letters to Kristen Landon to share our love. Mrs. Landon was kind enough
to email back with answers to our questions and even offered a Skype session to
chat more about the book! My kiddos were beaming from ear to ear about
being offered the chance to Skype with a live author! Who knew that a
read aloud could lead to so much more!
Be sure to check it
out!
Enjoy,
